Keeping a dog as a hobby

Question

Concerning keeping a dog as a hobby, other than for hunting or protection purposes, when: (1) one plays with the dog exactly as one does with cats, hens and pigeons; (2) the dog’s dry body touches the body and clothes of its keeper; (3) the dog’s wet body; (4) the dog’s saliva; (5) after playing with the dog — whether its body was wet or dry — one performs the prayer or touches the Noble Qur’an; (6) the dog sits on the floor covering, bed, chair and the like.

Answer

[ar]عن علي ابن أبي طالب ﵁ عن النبي ﷺ قال: لا تدخل الملائكة بيتًا فيه صورة ولا كلب. والمراد منه ما يحرم اقتناؤه، وأما ما لا يحرم من كلب الصيد والزرع والماشية فلا يمنع دخول الملائكة. وقال: والأظهر أنه عام في كل كلب، وأنهم يمنعون من الجميع لإطلاق الحديث[/ar] “It is narrated from ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib ﵁ that the Prophet ﷺ said: ‘The angels do not enter a house in which there is an…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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