muslims,question about islam and dog?

Question

Quotations from this website ( http://www.quran-islam.org/119.html ) :

How do we know that Muslims are not forbidden to be around dogs? We look at God's word, at the Quran. In the story of the men of the cave in Sura 18, it becomes clear that God sees dogs as part of men's lives.

18:18 "You would think that they were awake, when they were in fact asleep. We turned them to the right side and the left side, while their dog stretched his arms in their midst."

Hadith tells us that angels won't enter a room where there is a dog. That means that for 309 years that the sleepers were in the cave, no angel ever entered. Yet God says "We turned them...." The use of "we" clearly indicates the participation of angels. There is absolutely no reason to mention the dog as part of this story, except to make it clear to future generation that dogs are permitted to live among people, right "in their midst." And 18:22 clearly shows that the dog was counted right along with the believers.

so muslims,do you think hadith is wrong and muslims actually can pet dogs?

you have to remember hadith might be wrong,because they are human-made,not created by allah

FYI,i'm muslim

if you have answers that proof muslims can pet dogs or not,please provide source.

well,if muslims really can pet dogs,i still think i wouldn't,because i prefer cats,they more cute than dogs

Lost and Found,that quoatations are from quran surah 18 verse 18 not from a hadith

Answer 1

That Dog was there for the protection of the sleepers.....As you know that Dogs are not allowed to be kept as pet but with exception Like for Gaurding the home or property , hunting purpose and even for blinds !but not for the fun.......this prohibition is to prevent dogs to get closer to human body becuase Dogs have some germs in their saliva which are fetal sometimes especialy when the dog is infected....Would mention Rabies virus specialy ! which enter human body by licking of dog over bruised part of the human..and this Virus kills a person within days and sometimes hours. and that is such a miserable death....and once it is in blood stream for some specific hours there is no antidote ..and doctors are only left with the option of watching the person die a miserable death......there is a Hadith which tells us if a dog licks some utensil, we should wash it 7 times with water and final wash should be with dirt.......there was a scientist (non-muslim) who heard this hadith and he carried an experiment over this....he made a dog to lick a utensil and washed it with water, and checked , germs were still there, untill he washed it with dirt and it was washed completly and no germs were left ! See there is a logic behind everything....And Muhammad(pbuh) had a logic behind this prohibition of keeping dog as pet........And when it is necessary to keep them , make sure that it should be kept away from the living part of home........and one thing more...the dog for sleepers in the cave was living outside the cave as a protector of that cave you can call like a 'watchman' ! dogs were not hated by Muhammad(pbuh) but he has just warned muslims to have a distance from it and now science has proven it !

Peace be with you !

Answer 2

Yes in line with the hadith we muslims are not allowed to let the dogs enter the house because (1)angels would not enter our house for giving subsistences and (2)dog's saliva is dangerous when touch our clothes and skin should be washed 7 times one of it should be rubbed by soil and the other with water and soap.We muslims are allowed to have dogs just only for guarding our wealth and for hunting wild animals in the forest...But the dog should be placed outside of the house in a special cage...Abu Hurairah was a trusted man so there are many hadiths narrated by him. You are right that the Qur'an does no say anything about dogs

Answer 3

The verse of the Quran you quoted is related to the story of men who slept, along with their dog, in a cave for a couple of hundred years when taking refuge.I don't know how you managed to deduce from that that angels didn't enter the cave.

Muslims are permitted to have dogs. What is impure about them is their saliva and as Muslims are required to habitually pray 5 times a day, they have to remain clean. Coming into contact with dog saliva will render you impure. That is why Muslims are required to be cautious when keeping dogs as pets.

Answer 4

Muslims can have dogs as pets. However they have to live outside. If we touch them we have to wash any part of our body that touched the dogs because the dogs aren't clean and their saliva is also unclean so we can't have dogs licking us. Also if a dog were to live inside the house we could get dog fur on our clothes when we want to pray which would mean we are unclean and would be late for prayer because we'd have to clean the dog fur off our clothes before we could pray.

Answer 5

I as a muslim find it offensive to support Hadith that rely on not one bit of common sense.

Dogs carry certain bacteria in their saliva that could be harmful to humans.

The warning that Islam brings is to clean yourself properly if youve been touched by a dogs saliva.

You need to understand that back in the olden days, sources of hygiene were not as strong as they were today, so the prophet advised that things be washed 7 times if theyve received a dogs saliva.

Therefore petting a dog is really not the issue here.

Answer 6

We used to keep a dog when I was a teenager. But he stayed in a kennel outside our house. My younger brother and me used to take him out for stroll. He would trail behind our bike or playing in the field. We made sure not to let him lick any part of our skin, but if he did my late father would ask us to wash with water only. However if he lick any of our utensils my father would demand it washed with one time clay and 7 times water. He even quoted an incident where our Prophet (pbuh) gave a dog a drink off his shoe, then put it on without washing, Allahu 'alam.
Those days it never occurred to me that keeping dogs as pet is prohibited (or is it?). Only of late, socializing with Muslims and general public I came to know this issue.
Was the animal in Al Kahfi a dog? I'll have to check with the Holy Qur'an now.

Answer 7

Throughout the Middle East, dogs are generally viewed as vermin and scavengers, not as man's best friend. This is probably why dogs are written of in a negative way in the Quran. This is also true in the Bible, where whenever dogs are mentioned, it is from the viewpoint of them being undesirable, like rats. Here are a few:

Exodus 22:31
"You are to be my holy people. So do not eat the meat of an animal torn by wild beasts; throw it to the dogs."

1 Samuel 17:43
He [Goliath] said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

1 Kings 16:4
Dogs will eat those belonging to Baasha who die in the city, and the birds of the air will feed on those who die in the country."

Matthew 7:6
"Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs.

Matthew 15:26
He replied, "It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs."

That last one comes from the famous story of a Canaanite woman going to Jesus to beg for healing for her daughter. Jesus responded by infering that she was no better than a dog. Given the negative view that people had of dogs, this was an insult to her. In fact, it is still an insult to call someone a dog or a b****. Jesus was not a nice person. :o(

Thanks for the link. It is interesting to learn different viewpoints of this very important animal. It has been argued that mankind would have had a much harder time evolving past the caveman status had it not been for dogs hunting with him and protecting him.

Answer 8

This subject has come up many times between me and my husband. He is Muslim and I am a student of Islam, but also a huge lover of dogs. Before I moved to Morocco to marry him, I had 3 dogs who were my love and life. (they are now living very happily in wonderful homes of friends of mine). When we have a home of our own, I fully intend to have a dog as a pet again, so what I read about dogs in Islam is very disturbing to me. We have finally come to a compromise and I will ensure that my husband has a room that is "dog free" that he can pray in. Our pet will not be allowed in there at any time, and anything religious and sacred in Islam will be kept in there. He knows he will have to clean every time he prays and probably change his clothes as well, but that is a compromise he is willing to make for me. I understand why Islam states what it does about dogs, but I also believe the ideas are a bit outdated though very well intended in the time they were mandated. As much as I love and respect Islam, giving up my fondness for dogs is not something I am willing to do.

Answer 9

It appears that you have a fundamental misinterpretation of the Qumran. But everybody does. They also misinterpret the Bible.
Here's the deal, pet friendly dogs, it's good for you and the dog.

Answer 10

According to Islam, you can have a dog for hunting or guarding but not a pet animal INSIDE your house.