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Sahih Muslim 1570c

Chapter: The command to kill dogs, and its abrogation. The prohibition of keeping dogs, except for hunting, farming, (herding) livestock and the like

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1570c

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

وَحَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُفَضَّلِ - حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ أُمَيَّةَ - عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

يَأْمُرُ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلاَبِ

Abdullah (b. Umar) (Allah be pleased with them) reported:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered the killing of dogs and we would send (men) in Medina and its corners and we did not spare any dog that we did not kill, so much so that we killed the dog that accompanied the wet she-camel belonging to the people of the desert.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1570c, 1571), At-Tirmidhi (No. 1488), An-Nasa’i (No. 4278, 4279) and Ibn Majah (No. 3203).

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (4657)يَأْمُرُ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلابِ ، فَكَانَتِالْكِلابُ تُقْتَلُ إِلا كَلْبَ صَيْدٍ أَوْ مَاشِيَةٍ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (4658)أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلابِ إِلا كَلْبَ صَيْدٍ أَوْ كَلْبَ مَاشِيَةٍ
  • المحدث الفاصل بين الرواي والواعي (214)أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلابِ إِلا كَلْبَ صَيْدٍ أَوْ كَلْبَ مَاشِيَةٍ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (13250)بِقَتْلِ الْكِلابِ إِلا كَلْبَ صَيْدٍ أَوْ كَلْبَ مَاشِيَةٍ
  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (3728)أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلابِ ، إِلا كَلْبَ صَيْدٍ ، أَوْ كَلْبَ مَاشِيَةٍ
  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (3729)يَأْمُرُ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلابِ ، وَكَانَتِ الْكِلابُ تُقْتَلُ ، إِلا كَلْبَ صَيْدٍ ، أَوْ مَاشِيَةٍ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (4233)يَأْمُرُ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلابِ ، وَكَانَتِ الْكِلابُ تُقْتَلُ ، إِلا كَلْبَ صَيْدٍ ، أَوْ كَلْبَ مَاشِيَةٍ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (4235)يَأْمُرُ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلابِ
  • مسند الشاميين للطبراني (3095)يَأْمُرُ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلابِ
  • مشكل الآثار للطحاوي (4073)يَأْمُرُ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلابِ .
  • مشكل الآثار للطحاوي (4086)يَأْمُرُ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلابِ
  • معجم ابن الأعرابي (2194)اقْتُلُوا الْكِلابَ ، فَكَانَتِ الْكِلابُ تُقْتَلُ إِلا كَلْبَ صَيْدٍ ، أَوْ مَاشِيَةٍ ، أَوْ أَرْضٍ

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