I just got a working dog to help my disabled, aged mother and many of my neighbors (predominantly Muslim immigrants) are reacting in a way I don't quite understand.
I wanted to know more than "it is against our religion, and dogs carry more diseases than any other animal because of the way they clean themselves, then may lick you in the face, etc".
I found some info & one of the Quran references spoke of an incident where the prophet told the people to kill all dogs because he missed a visit from the angel Gabriel due to a puppy being under the his bed, therefore the angel was forbidden to enter the house to give him a blessing.
There were other Quran quotes, but can a practicing Muslim please answer? After all these years I don't want to think that now someone may try to kill our dog b/c of a belief. I'm pretty familiar with much of the doctrines, however this one is a little troubling.
2006-08-05
21:29:12
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