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Contents
Hadith
Buraq
Dogs
Hunting with Dogs
Angels do not like Dogs
Dogs Annul Prayers
The Black Dog is a Devil
Killing Animals
Killing Crows, Kites, Mice, Scorpions and
Dogs
Killing Dogs
Killing Geckos
Killing Salamanders
Killing Snakes
Mice
Geckos
No Prescribed Punishment for Beastiality
No Vegetarianism in Heaven
Restrictions Relating to Animals
Sacrifices
Women are like Animals
Scholars
Vegetarianism due to compassion for animals
is un-Islamic
Prohibition on keeping dogs except those

exempted by shari’ah
Killing salamanders by hand
Ruling on wearing masks or costumes in the

shape of animals
Keeping dogs is the habit of the kuffar. Keeping
a dog is an imitation of kuffar
See Also
References
Hadith
Buraq
The Buraq is a mythical flying creature

which Muhammad claimed he rode on his
"Night Journey."
Narrated Abbas bin Malik: Malik bin

Sasaa said that Allah's Apostle described
to them his Night Journey saying, "While
I was lying in Al-Hatim or Al-Hijr,
suddenly someone came to me and cut
my body open from here to here." I asked
Al-Jarud who was by my side, "What
does he mean?" He said, "It means from
his throat to his pubic area," or said,
"From the top of the chest." The Prophet
further said, "He then took out my heart.
Then a gold tray of Belief was brought to
me and my heart was washed and was
filled (with Belief) and then returned to
its original place. Then a white animal
which was smaller than a mule and
bigger than a donkey was brought to
me." (On this Al-Jarud asked, "Was it the
Buraq, O Abu Hamza?" I (i.e. Anas)
replied in the affirmative). The Prophet
said, "The animal's step (was so wide
that it) reached the farthest point within
the reach of the animal's sight. I was
carried on it, and Gabriel set out with me
till we reached the nearest heaven.
Sahih Bukhari 5:58:227
Then he [Gabriel] brought the Buraq,

handsome-faced and bridled, a tall, white
beast, bigger than the donkey but
smaller than the mule. He could place
his hooves at the farthest boundary of
his gaze. He had long ears. Whenever he
faced a mountain his hind legs would
extend, and whenever he went downhill
his front legs would extend. He had two
wings on his thighs which lent strength
to his legs. He bucked when the Prophet
came to mount him. Jibril put his hand
on his mane and said: "Are you not
ashamed, O Buraq? By Allah, no-one has
ridden you in all creation more dear to
Allah than he is." Hearing this he was so
ashamed that he sweated until he
became soaked, and he stood still so
that the Prophet mounted him.
Muhammad al-Alawi al-Maliki, al-Anwar al
Bahiyya min Isra wa l-Mi'raj Khayr al-Bariyyah
Dogs
Hunting with Dogs

Narrated 'Adi bin Hatim: I asked the
Prophet (about the hunting dogs) and he
replied, "If you let loose (with Allah's
name) your tamed dog after a game and
it hunts it, you may eat it, but if the dog
eats of (that game) then do not eat it
because the dog has hunted it for itself."
I further said, "Sometimes I send my dog
for hunting and find another dog with it.
He said, "Do not eat the game for you
have mentioned Allah's name only on
sending your dog and not the other dog."
Narrated 'Adi bin Hatim: I asked the

Prophet, "I send off (for a game) my
trained hunting dogs; (what is your
verdict concerning the game they hunt?"
He said, "If you send off your trained
hunting dogs and mention the Name of
Allah, then, if they catch some game, eat
(thereof). And if you hit the game with a
mi'rad (a hunting tool) and it wounds it,
you can eat (it)."
Sahih Bukhari 9:93:494 , See also: Sahih Bukhari
9:93:494 , Sahih Muslim 21:4732 , and Al-
Muwatta 25:5
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:

There was a bedouin called
AbuTha'labah. He said: Apostle of Allah, I
have trained dogs, so tell me your
opinion about (eating) the animal they
hunt. The Prophet (peace be upon him)
said: If you have trained dogs, then eat
what they catch for you. He asked:
Whether it is slaughtered or not? He
replied: Yes. He asked: Does it apply
even if it eats any of it? He replied: Even
if it eats any of it. He again asked:
Apostle of Allah, tell me your opinion
about my bow (i.e. the game hunted by
arrow). He said: Eat what your bow
returns to you, whether it is slaughtered
or not. He asked: If it goes out of my
sight? He replied: Even if it goes out of
your sight, provided it has no stench, or
you find a mark on it other than the mark
of your arrow. He asked: Tell me about
the use of the vessels of the Magians
when we are forced to use them. He
replied: Wash them and eat in them.
Sunan Abu Dawud 16:2851 , See also: Sunan
Abu Dawud 16:2845 , Sunan Abu Dawud
16:2846 , Sunan Abu Dawud 16:2850 , and Al-
Muwatta 25:4
Yahya related to me from Malik that he

had heard that Sad ibn Abi Waqqas had
said, when asked about a trained dog
killing game, "Eat, even if only one piece
of it remains."
Al-Muwatta 25:7 , See also:
Expression error: Unrecognized word "a"./ Al-

Muwatta 25:5a
Angels do not like Dogs
Narrated Abu Talha: I heard Allah's

Apostle saying; "Angels (of Mercy) do not
enter a house wherein there is a dog or a
picture of a living creature (a human
being or an animal)."
4:54:450 , Sahih Bukhari 5:59:338 , Sahih
Bukhari 7:72:833 , Sahih Bukhari 7:72:843 ,
Sahih Muslim 24:5246 , Sahih Muslim 24:5249 ,
Sahih Muslim 24:5250 , and Sunan Abu Dawud
1:227
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger

(may peace be upon him) as saying:
Angels do not accompany the travellers
who have with them a dog and a bell.
Sahih Muslim 24:5277 , See also: Sahih Muslim
24:5278
Maimuna reported that one morning

Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) was silent with grief. Maimuna said:
Allah's Messenger, I find a change in your
mood today. Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) said: Gabriel had
promised me that he would meet me
tonight, but he did not meet me. By Allah,
he never broke his promises, and Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him)
spent the day in this sad (mood). Then it
occurred to him that there had been a
puppy under their cot. He commanded
and it was turned out. He then took
some water in his hand and sprinkled it
at that place. When it was evening
Gabriel met him and he said to him: you
promised me that you would meet me
the previous night. He said: Yes, but we
(angels) do not enter a house in which
there is a dog or a picture. Then on that
very morning he commanded the killing
of the dogs until he announced that the
dog kept for the orchards should also be
killed, but he spared the dog meant for
the protection of extensive fields (or big
gardens).
Sahih Muslim 24:5248
Dogs Annul Prayers

Narrated 'Aisha: The things which annul
the prayers were mentioned before me.
They said, "Prayer is annulled by a dog, a
donkey and a woman (if they pass in
front of the praying people)." I said, "You
have made us (i.e. women) dogs. I saw
the Prophet praying while I used to lie in
my bed between him and the Qibla.
Whenever I was in need of something, I
would slip away. for I disliked to face
him."
Sahih Bukhari 1:9:490 , See Also Sahih Bukhari
1:9:493 , Sahih Bukhari 1:9:498 , Sahih Muslim
4:1034 , Sunan Abu Dawud 2:703 , Sunan Abu
Dawud 32:4140 , Sunan Abu Dawud 32:4146
The Black Dog is a Devil

Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of
'Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
When any one of you stands for prayer
and there is a thing before him equal to
the back of the saddle that covers him
and in case there is not before him (a
thing) equal to the back of the saddle,
his prayer would be cut off by (passing
of an) ass, woman, and black Dog. I said:
O Abu Dharr, what feature is there in a
black dog which distinguish it from the
red dog and the yellow dog? He said: O,
son of my brother, I asked the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) as you are asking me, and he said:
The black dog is a devil.
Sahih Muslim 4:1032
Killing Animals
Killing Crows, Kites, Mice, Scorpions and

Dogs
Narrated Hafsa: Allah's Apostle said, "It

is not sinful (of a Muhrim) to kill five
kinds of animals, namely: the crow, the
kite, the mouse, the scorpion and the
rabid dog."
Narrated Aisha: Allah's Apostle said,

"Five kinds of animals are harmful and
could be killed in the Haram (Sanctuary).
These are: the crow, the kite, the
scorpion, the mouse and the rabid dog."
Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet said, "Five

kinds of animals are mischief-doers and
can be killed even in the Sanctuary: They
are the rat the scorpion, the kite, the
crow and the rabid dog."
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: Allah's

Apostle said, "It is not sinful of a person
in the state of Ihram to kill any of these
five animals: The scorpion, the rat, the
rabid dog, the crow and the kite."
A'isha (Allah be pleased with her)
reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be
upon him) as saying: Five are the
harmful things which should be killed in
the state of Ihram or otherwise: snake,
speckled crow. rat. voracious dog, and
kite.
Sahih Muslim 7:2718
A'isha (Allah be pleased with her)

reported Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) as saying: Five are the
vicious beasts which should be killed
even in the state of Ihram: scorpion, rat,
kite, crow and voracious dog.
Sahih Muslim 7:2719
Salim reported on the authority of his
father (Allah be pleased with them) that
the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon
him) said: Five are the (beasts) which if
one kills them in the precincts of the
Ka'ba or in the state of lhram entail no
sin: rat, scorpion, crow, kite and
voracious dog. In another version the
words are:" as a Muhrim and in the state
of lhram".
Sahih Muslim 7:2724
Hafsa, the wife of Allah's Apostle (may

peace be upon him), reported Allah's
having said this: There are five beasts, all
of them are vicious and harmful and
there is no sin for one who kills them
(and these are): scorpion, crow, kite, rat
and voracious dog.
Sahih Muslim 7:2725
Zaid b. Jubair reported: A person asked

Ibn Umar which beast a Muhrim could
kill. Thereupon he said: One of the wives
of Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon
him) told me: He (the Holy Prophet)
commanded to kill rat, scorpion, kite,
voracious dog and crow.
Sahih Muslim 7:2726
Zaid b. Jubair reported: A person asked

Ibn 'Umar which beast a Mubrim could
kill, whereupon he said: One of the wives
of Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon
him) told me: He (the Holy Prophet)
commanded to kill voracious dog, rat,
scorpion, kite, crow, and snake (and this
is allowed) likewise in prayer.
Sahih Muslim 7:2727
Yahya related to me from Malik from

Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, "There are five
kinds of animal which it is not wrong for
some one in ihram to kill: crows, kites,
scorpions, rats and mice, and wild dogs."
Al-Muwatta 20:89
Abdullah ibn Dinar from Abdullah ibn
Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him
peace,said,"There are five (kinds of)
animal which it is not wrong for some
one in ihram to kill: scorpions, rats and
mice, crows, kites and wild dogs. "
Al-Muwatta 20:90

Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, "There are five
trespassers that can be killed in the
Haram: rats and mice, scorpions, crows,
kites and wild dogs."
Al-Muwatta 20:91
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn

Shihab that Umar ibn al-Khattab told
people to kill snakes in the Haram. Malik
said, about the "wild dogs" which people
were told to kill in the Haram, that any
animals that wounded, attacked, or
terrorised men, such as lions, leopards,
Iynxes and wolves, were counted as"wild
dogs." However, someone who was in
ihram should not kill beasts of prey that
did not attack (people), such as hyenas,
foxes, cats and anything else like them,
and if he did then he had to pay a forfeit
for it. Similarly, someone in ihram should
not kill any predatory birds except the
kinds that the Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, specified,
namely crows and kites. If someone in
ihram killed any other kind of bird he had
to pay a forfeit for it.
Al-Muwatta 20:92
Killing Dogs
Maimuna reported that one morning

him) was silent with grief. Maimuna said:
Allah's Messenger, I find a change in your
mood today. Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) said: Gabriel had
promised me that he would meet me
tonight, but he did not meet me. By Allah,
he never broke his promises, and Allah's
spent the day in this sad (mood). Then it
occurred to him that there had been a
puppy under their cot. He commanded
and it was turned out. He then took
some water in his hand and sprinkled it
at that place. When it was evening
Gabriel met him and he said to him: you
promised me that you would meet me
the previous night. He said: Yes, but we
do not enter a house in which there is a
dog or a picture. Then on that very
morning he commanded the killing of the
dogs until he announced that the dog
kept for the orchards should also be
killed, but he spared the dog meant for
the protection of extensive fields (or big
gardens).
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet

of Allah (peace be upon him) ordered to
kill dogs, and we were even killing a dog
which a woman brought with her from
the desert. Afterwards he forbade to kill
them, saying: Confine yourselves to the
type which is black.
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mughaffal: The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Were
dogs not a species of creature I should
command that they all be killed; but kill
every pure black one.
Abdullah (b. Umar) (Allah be pleased

with them) reported: Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) 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.
Killing Geckos
Amir b. Sa'd reported on the authority of

his father that Allah's Apostle (may
peace be upon him) commanded the
killing of geckos, and he called them
little noxious creatures.
Sahih Muslim 26:5562 , See also Sahih Muslim
26:5563 , Sahih Muslim 26:5564 , Sahih Muslim
26:5565 and Sahih Muslim 26:5566
Killing Salamanders
Narrated Um Sharik: That the Prophet

ordered her to kill Salamanders.
Narrated 'Aisha the wife of the Prophet:
Allah's Apostle called the salamander a
bad animal, but I did not hear him
ordering it to be killed."
Saa’ibah the slave woman of al-Faakih

ibn al-Mugheerah [said] that she entered
upon ‘Aa’ishah and saw a spear sitting
there in her house. She said, “O Mother
of the Believers, what do you do with
this?” She said, “We kill these
salamanders with it, because the
Prophet of Allaah (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) told us that when
Ibraaheem was thrown into the fire, there
was no animal on earth but it tried to
extinguish the fire, except for the
salamander, which was blowing on the
fire (to keep it burning). So the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him)
commanded that they should be
killed.”[1]
Sunan Ibn Maajah, No. 3222. He said in al-
Zawaa’id, the isnaad of ‘Aa’ishah’s hadeeth is
saheeh, its men are thiqaat (trustworthy)
Narrated Aisha: The Prophet called the

Salamander, a mischief-doer. I have not
heard him ordering that it should be
killed. Sad bin Waqqas claims that the
Prophet ordered that it should be killed.
Killing Snakes
Narrated Ibn Umar: That he heard the

Prophet delivering a sermon on the pulpit
saying, "Kill snakes and kill Dhu-at-
Tufyatain (i.e. a snake with two white
lines on its back) and ALBATROSS (i.e. a
snake with short or mutilated tail) for
they destroy the sight of one's eyes and
bring about abortion." ('Abdullah bin
'Umar further added): Once while I was
chasing a snake in order, to kill it, Abu
Lubaba called me saying: "Don't kill it," I
said. "Allah's Apostle ordered us to kill
snakes." He said, "But later on he
prohibited the killing of snakes living in
the houses." (Az-Zubri said. "Such
snakes are called Al-Awamir.")
Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet said, "Kill

the snake with two white lines on its
back, for it blinds the on-looker and
causes abortion."
Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet ordered

that a short-tailed or mutilated-tailed
snake (i.e. Abtar) should be killed, for it
blinds the on-looker and causes
abortion."
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud: Kill all the
snakes except the little white one which
looks like a silver wand.
Sunan Abu Dawud 41:5241
Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet said:

Kill the two black things during prayer,
the snake and scorpion.
Mice
Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (may

peace be upon him) as saying: Shut the
doors; the rest of the hadith is the same
but with a slight variation of wording:
Cover the utensils, and further said: It
(the mouse) may set fire to the clothes
of the residents of the house.
This hadith has been reported on the

authority of Jabir through another chain
of transmitters but with a slight variation
of words:" The mouse may set the house
on fire over its inhabitants."

Abu'z-Zubayr al-Makki from Jabir ibn
Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, "Lock the door, tie the
waterskin, turn the vessel over or cover
it, and put out the lamp. Shaytan does
not open a locked door or untie a tied
knot, or uncover a vessel. A mouse may
set fire to people's houses about them."
Al-Muwatta 49:21
Geckos
It was narrated from Aishah that the

Messenger of Allah said: "Geckos are
vermin."
"Sunan al-Nasai 3:24:2889" (archived ),
https://sunnah.com/urn/1080540 .
No Prescribed Punishment for

Beastiality
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: There is no
prescribed punishment for one who has
sexual intercourse with an animal.
No Vegetarianism in Heaven
Narrated Anas: When 'Abdullah bin

Salam heard the arrival of the Prophet at
Medina, he came to him and said, "I am
going to ask you about three things
which nobody knows except a prophet:
What is the first portent of the Hour?
What will be the first meal taken by the
people of Paradise? Why does a child
resemble its father, and why does it
resemble its maternal uncle" Allah's
Apostle said, "Gabriel has just now told
me of their answers." 'Abdullah said, "He
(i.e. Gabriel), from amongst all the
angels, is the enemy of the Jews." Allah's
Apostle said, "The first portent of the
Hour will be a fire that will bring together
the people from the east to the west; the
first meal of the people of Paradise will
be Extra-lobe (caudate lobe) of fish-liver.
As for the resemblance of the child to its
parents: If a man has sexual intercourse
with his wife and gets discharge first, the
child will resemble the father, and if the
woman gets discharge first, the child will
resemble her."
Restrictions Relating to Animals
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle

said, "Whoever keeps a dog, one Qirat of
the reward of his good deeds is
deducted daily, unless the dog is used
for guarding a farm or cattle." Abu
Huraira (in another narration) said from
the Prophet, "unless it is used for
guarding sheep or farms, or for hunting."
Narrated Abu Hazim from Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "A dog for guarding
cattle or for hunting."
3:39:516 , Sahih Bukhari 3:39:516 , Sahih
Bukhari 7:67:389 , Sahih Bukhari 7:67:390 ,
Sahih Bukhari 7:67:391 , Sahih Muslim
10:3813 ,
Al-Muwatta 54:13 , and
Al-Muwatta 54:12
Yahya related to me from Malik that he

had heard some of the people of
knowledge say that when falcons,
eagles, and hawks and their like,
understood as trained dogs understood,
there was no harm in eating what they
had killed in the course of hunting, if the
name of Allah had been mentioned when
they were sent out. Malik said, "The best
of what I have heard about retrieving
game from the falcon's talons or from
the dog's fangs and then waiting until it
dies, is that it is not halal to eat it." Malik
said, "The same applies to anything
which could have been slaughtered by
the hunter when it was in the talons of
the falcon or the fangs of the dog. If the
hunter leaves it until the falcon or dog
has killed it, it is not halal to eat it either".
He continued, "The same thing applies to
any game hit by a hunter and caught
while still alive, which he neglects to
slaughter before it dies." Malik said, "It is
generally agreed among us that it is halal
to eat the game that a hunting-dog
belonging to magians hunts or kills, if it
is sent out by a muslim and the animal is
trained. There is no harm in it even if the
muslim does not actually slaughter it. It
is the same as a muslim using a
magian's knife to slaughter with or using
his bow and arrows to shoot and kill
with. The game he shot and the animal
he slaughters are halal. There is no harm
in eating them. If a magian sends out a
muslim's hunting dog for game, and it
catches it, the game is not to be eaten
unless it is slaughtered by a muslim.
That is like a magian using a muslim's
bow and arrow to hunt game with, or like
his using a muslim's knife to slaughter
with. It is not halal to eat anything killed
like that.
Al-Muwatta 25:8
Abu Bashir Ansari reported that he had

had (the opportunity of accompanying
him) in some of his journeys. Allah's
sent one of his messengers 'Abdullah b
Abi Bakr said: I think he said (these
words) when the people were at the
places of rest: No necklace of strings be
left on the necks of the camels or the
necklace kept unbroken. Imam Malik
said: To my mind (this practice) of
wearing necklace round the necks of
camels or animals was because of the
fact that they (wanted to save them)
from the influence of the evil eye.
Sacrifices
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle

offered four Rakat of Zuhr prayer at
Medina and we were in his company, and
two Rakat of the Asr prayer at Dhul-
Hulaifa and then passed the night there
till it was dawn; then he rode, and when
he reached Al-Baida', he praised and
glorified Allah and said Takbir (i.e.
Alhamdu-lillah and Subhanallah(1) and
Allahu-Akbar). Then he and the people
along with him recited Talbiya with the
intention of performing Hajj and Umra.
When we reached (Mecca) he ordered us
to finish the lhram (after performing the
Umra) (only those who had no Hadi
(animal for sacrifice) with them were
asked to do so) till the day of Tarwiya
that is 8th Dhul-Hijja when they assumed
Ihram for Hajj. The Prophet sacrificed
many camels (slaughtering them) with
his own hands while standing. While
Allah's Apostle was in Medina he
sacrificed two horned rams black and
white in color in the Name of Allah.
Narrated 'Ali: The Prophet sent me to
supervise the (slaughtering of) Budn
(Hadi camels) and ordered me to
distribute their meat, and then he
ordered me to distribute their covering
sheets and skins. 'All added, "The
Prophet ordered me to supervise the
slaughtering (of the Budn) and not to
give anything (of their bodies) to the
butcher as wages for slaughtering."
Sahih Bukhari 2:26:774 . See also Sahih Bukhari
2:26:775 , Sahih Bukhari 2:26:776
Narrated 'Amra: I heard 'Aisha saying,

"We set out (from Medina) along with
Allah's Apostle five days before the end
of Dhul-Qa'da with the intention of
performing Hajj only. When we
approached Mecca, Allah's Apostle
ordered those who had no Hadi along
with them to finish the lhram after
performing Tawaf of the Ka'ba, (Safa and
Marwa). 'Aisha added, "Beef was brought
to us on the Day of Nahr and I said, 'What
is this?' Somebody said, 'The Prophet
has slaughtered (cows) on behalf of his
wives.' "
Women are like Animals
Now then, O people, you have a right over

your wives and they have a right over
you. You have [the right] that they should
not cause anyone of whom you dislike to
tread on your beds; and that they should
not commit any open indecency. If they
do, then Allah permits you to shut them
in separate rooms and to beat them, but
not severely. If they abstain from [evil],
they have the right to their food and
clothing in accordance with the custom.
Treat women well, for they are [like]
domestic animals with you and do not
possess anything for themselves. You
have taken them only as a trust from
Allah, and you have made the enjoyment
of their persons lawful by the word of
Allah, so understand and listen to my
words, O people. I have conveyed the
Message, and have left you with
something which, if you hold fast to it,
you will never go astray; that is, the Book
of Allah and the sunnah of his Prophet.
Listen to my words, O people, for I have
conveyed the Message and understand
[it]. Know for certain that every Muslim is
a brother of another Muslim, and that all
Muslims are brethren. It is not lawful for
a person [to take] from his brother
except that which he has given him
willingly, so do not wrong yourselves. O
Allah, have I not conveyed the message?
Al-Tabari, Vol. 9, p. 113, No. 1754
Narrated 'Aisha: The things which annual
prayer were mentioned before me (and
those were): a dog, a donkey and a
woman. I said, "You have compared us
(women) to donkeys and dogs. By Allah!
I saw the Prophet praying while I used to
lie in (my) bed between him and the
Qibla. Whenever I was in need of
something, I disliked to sit and trouble
the Prophet. So, I would slip away by the
side of his feet."
Sahih Bukhari 1:9:493 , See Also Sahih Bukhari
1:9:486 , Sahih Muslim 4:1032 , Sahih Muslim
4:1034 , Sahih Muslim 4:1038 , Sahih Muslim
4:1039 004:1039 adds "and the asses"
Narrated 'Aisha: The things which annul
the prayers were mentioned before me.
They said, "Prayer is annulled by a dog, a
donkey and a woman (if they pass in
front of the praying people)." I said, "You
have made us (i.e. women) dogs. I saw
the Prophet praying while I used to lie in
my bed between him and the Qibla.
Whenever I was in need of something, I
would slip away. for I disliked to face
him."
It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:

that the Prophet said: “When anyone of
you gets a new wife, a servant, or an
animal, let him take hold of the forelock
and say: Allahumma inni asàluka min
khayriha wa khayri ma jubilat 'alaihi, wa
'audhu bika min sharriha wa sharri ma
jubilat àlaih (O Allah, I ask You for the
goodness within her and the goodness
that she is inclined towards, and I seek
refuge with you from the evil to which
she is inclined).' ” (Hasan)
Sunan Ibn Majah 3:9:1918
Scholars
Vegetarianism due to compassion for
animals is un-Islamic
The unbeliever who prohibits the
slaughtering of an animal [for no reason
but] to achieve the interest of the animal
is incorrect because in so doing he gives
preference to a lower, khasis, animal
over a higher, nafis, animal.
‘Izz ad-Din b. ‘Abd as‑Salam, Qawa’id al-Ahkam fi
Masalih al‑Anam (Damascus: Dar al-Tabba,
1992); cited in Izzi Dien, 146.
According to Islamic Law there are no

grounds upon which one can argue that
animals should not be killed for food.
The Islamic legal opinion on this issue is
based on clear Qur’anic verses. Muslims
are not only prohibited from eating
certain food, but also may not choose to
prohibit themselves food that is allowed
by Islam. Accordingly vegetarianism is
not permitted unless on grounds such as
unavailability or medical necessity.
Vegetarianism is not allowed under the
pretext of giving priority to the interest of
animals because such decisions are
God’s prerogative.
Mawil Izzi Dien, The Environmental Dimensions
of Islam (Cambridge, England: Lutterworth,
2000), 146.
Prohibition on keeping dogs except

those exempted by shari’ah
Firstly:
It is not permissible for a Muslim to keep
a dog, unless he needs this dog for
hunting, guarding livestock or guarding
crops. [Quotes: Al-Bukhaari (2145),
Muslim (2978), and Muslim (2943)]
Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr said: This hadeeth shows

that it is permissible to keep a dog for
hunting and herding livestock, and also
for farming.
Ibn Maajah (3640) narrated from ‘Ali ibn

Abi Taalib (may Allaah be pleased with
him) that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“The angels do not enter a house in
which there is a dog or an image.”
Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in
Saheeh Ibn Maajah.
These ahaadeeth indicate that it is

haraam to keep a dog, except for those
which were exempted by the Messenger
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him).
The scholars differed as to how to

reconcile between the reports which
speak of one qiraat being deducted and
those which speak of two qiraats being
deducted.
It was said that two qiraats will be
deducted if the dog is more harmful and
one qiraat will be deducted if it is less
so.
And it was said that that at first the

Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said that one qiraat would
be deducted, then the punishment was
increased after that, so he said that two
qiraats would be deducted in order to put
people off from keeping dogs even more.
The qiraat is an amount that is known to

Allaah, may He be exalted, and what is
meant is that some of the reward for a
person’s good deeds will be deducted.
See Sharh Muslim by al-Nawawi, 10/342;

Fath al-Baari, 5/9
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said in Sharh

Riyaadh al-Saaliheen, 4/241:
With regard to keeping dogs, this is

haraam and is in fact a major sin,
because the one who keeps a dog,
except those for which an exception has
been made, will have two qiraats
deducted from his reward every day.
It is by the wisdom of Allaah that like
calls to like and evil calls to evil. It is said
that the kaafirs, Jews, Christians and
communists in the east and the west all
keep dogs, Allaah forbid. Each one takes
his dog with him and cleans it every day
with soap and other cleansing agents.
But even if he were to clean it with the
water of all the seas in the world and all
the soap in the world, it would never
become pure! Because its impurity is
inherent, and inherent impurity cannot be
cleansed except by destroying it and
erasing it altogether.
But this is by the wisdom of Allaah, and
the wisdom of Allaah is that like calls to
like and evil calls to Shaytaan because
this kufr of theirs is by the inspiration of
the Shaytaan and the command of the
Shaytaan, for the Shaytaan enjoins evil,
immorality, kufr and misguidance. So
they are slaves to the Shaytaan and to
their whims and desires, and they are
also evil and love vile things. We ask
Allaah to guide us and them. End quote.
Secondly:
Is it permissible to keep dogs to guard

houses?
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings of

Allaah be upon him) made only three
exceptions to the prohibition on keeping
dogs: hunting, guarding livestock and
guarding crops.
Some scholars are of the view that it is

not permissible to keep a dog for any
reason other than these three. Others are
of the view that it is permissible to draw
analogies between these three and
similar or more likely cases, such as
guarding houses, because if it is
permissible to keep dogs to guard
livestock and crops, it is more
appropriate that it should be permissible
to keep dogs to guard houses.
Al-Nawawi said in Sharh Muslim

(10/340):
Is it permissible to keep a dog to guard

houses, alleys and the like? There are
two points of view. The first is that it is
not permissible, because of the apparent
meaning of the ahaadeeth, which clearly
state that keeping dogs is forbidden
except for farming, hunting and herding.
The more correct view is that it is
permissible, by analogy with those three
cases, knowing that the reason that is
understood from the ahaadeeth is
necessity. End quote.
The view that was classed as saheeh by

al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on
him), that keeping a dog to guard the
house is permissible, was also classed
as saheeh by Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen
(may Allaah have mercy on him) in Sharh
Saheeh Muslim. He said:
The correct view is that it is permissible

to keep a dog to guard the house,
because if it is permissible to keep a dog
in order to benefit from it, as in the case
of hunting, it is more appropriate that
one be allowed to keep a dog in order to
ward off harm and protect oneself.
Prohibition on keeping dogs except those
exempted by sharee’ah
Islam Q&A, Fatwa No. 69777
Killing salamanders is prescribed

because there is a great deal of evidence
to that effect. It should be done with a
tool or implement, etc. There is nothing
in the reports to specify that they should
be killed by hand or to encourage killing
them by hand. I do not think that this is
correct and there is no report to this
effect. That is alien to Islamic teaching
and good characteristics.
In al-Saheehayn and elsewhere it is

narrated via Sa’eed ibn al-Musayyib that
Um Shareek told him that the Prophet
him) told her to kill salamanders.
According to the report narrated by al-
Bukhaari, he said: “It (the salamander)
used to blow on Ibraaheem, peace be
upon him.”
In Saheeh Muslim it is narrated via ‘Abd

al-Razzaaq, Mu’ammar told us from al-
Zuhri from ‘Aamir ibn Sa’d from his father
that the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said enjoined the
killing of salamanders and called them
mischief doers.
Killing salamanders with one blow brings

more reward than killing them with two
blows. This was narrated in Saheeh
Muslim via Khaalid ibn ‘Abd-Allaah from
Suhayl ibn Abi Saalih from his father
from Abu Hurayrah, that the Prophet
him) said: “Whoever kills a salamander
with one blow will have such and such
hasanah (good deeds); whoever kills it
with the second blow will have such and
such hasanah, less than the first; and
whoever kills it with three blows will have
such and such hasanah – less that the
second.”
Shaykh Sulaymaan al-‘Alwaan.
Ibn Maajah (may Allaah have mercy on

him) narrated in his Sunan from Saa’ibah
the slave woman of al-Faakih ibn al-
Mugheerah that she entered upon
‘Aa’ishah and saw a spear sitting there in
her house. She said, “O Mother of the
Believers, what do you do with this?” She
said, “We kill these salamanders with it,
because the Prophet of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
told us that when Ibraaheem was thrown
into the fire, there was no animal on
earth but it tried to extinguish the fire,
except for the salamander, which was
blowing on the fire (to keep it burning).
So the Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him)
commanded that they should be killed.”
(Sunan Ibn Maajah, 3222. He said in al-

Zawaa’id, the isnaad of ‘Aa’ishah’s
hadeeth is saheeh, its men are thiqaat
(trustworthy)
Ruling on wearing masks or costumes

in the shape of animals
Many scholars have granted

concessions with regard to children’s
toys, even if they are in the shape of an
animate being, because of the report
narrated by Abu Dawood (4932) from
‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her)
who said: The Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) came back from the campaign to
Tabook or Khaybar and there was a
curtain over her niche. The wind lifted
the edge of the curtain and uncovered
‘Aa’ishah’s toy dolls. He said: “What is
this, O ‘Aa’ishah?” She said: My dolls. He
saw among them a horse with two wings
made of cloth and he said: “What is this
that I see in the midst of them?” She
said: A horse. He said: “What is this that I
see on it?” I said: Two wings. He said: “A
horse with wings?” She said: Have you
not heard that Sulaymaan had horses
with wings? She said: And the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) smiled
so broadly that I saw his eyeteeth.
And al-Bukhaari (5779) and Muslim

(2440) narrated that ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah
be pleased with her) said: I used to play
with dolls in the house of the Messenger
of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) and I had friends who would
play with me…”
This is with regard to toys and costumes,

and there is a well-known difference of
opinion concerning this matter. Some of
the scholars forbade children’s toys if
they are in the form of an animal such as
a lion or tiger and the like, and some
granted a concession allowing that.
See: Ahkaam al-Tasweer fi’l-Fiqh al-

Islami, p. 241-261; Fataawa Noor ‘ala al-
Darb by Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, tape no.
374, side A.
According to the view that costumes are
permissible in general, if a person wears
something that is made in the shape of a
bear, for example, and he tries to imitate
the way it moves and walks, this includes
two things concerning which there are
reservations: imitating animals and
wearing an image or something on
which there is an image.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have

mercy on him) said concerning contact
lenses:
If they resemble an animal’s eyes, such

as those look like the eyes of a cat or a
rabbit or any other animal, that is not
permissible, because resembling
animals is not mentioned in the Qur’aan
and Sunnah except in the context of
blame. Allah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
“And recite (O Muhammad ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‬ ‫ﺻﻠﻰ ا‬

‫ )وﺳﻠﻢ‬to them the story of him to whom
We gave Our Ayaat (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.),
but he threw them away; so Shaytaan
(Satan) followed him up, and he became
of those who went astray.
176. And had We willed, We would surely,
have elevated him therewith, but he
clung to the earth and followed his own
vain desire. So his parable is the parable
of a dog: if you drive him away, he lolls
his tongue out, or if you leave him alone,
he (still) lolls his tongue out. Such is the
parable of the people who reject Our
Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). So
relate the stories, perhaps they may
reflect.
177. Evil is the parable of the people who

rejected Our Ayaat (proofs, evidences,
verses and signs, etc.), and used to
wrong their ownselves”
[al-A ‘raaf 7:175-177].
And He says (interpretation of the

meaning):
“The likeness of those who were

entrusted with the (obligation of the)
Tawraat (Torah) (i.e. to obey its
commandments and to practise its
laws), but who subsequently failed in
those (obligations), is as the likeness of
a donkey which carries huge burdens of
books (but understands nothing from
them). How bad is the example of people
who deny the Ayaat (proofs, evidences,
verses, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allaah.
And Allaah guides not the people who
are Zaalimoon (polytheists, wrongdoers,
disbelievers)”
[al-Jumu ‘ah 62:5].
And the Prophet (blessings and peace of

Allah be upon him) said: “The one who
takes back his gift is like the dog that
vomits, then returns to its vomit.” And he
said: “The bad likeness is not for us.”
And he (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) said: “The one who speaks on
Friday when the imam is delivering the
khutbah is like a donkey that carries
books.”
End quote from Fataawa Noor ‘ala al-

Darb.
See also Majmoo‘ al-Fataawa by Shaykh

al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (32/256-260),
where there is a detailed fatwa about the
prohibition on resembling animals or
imitating their movements or sounds.
Shaykh Dr. Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-

Khudayri, a member of the Faculty of
Imam Muhammad ibn Sa‘ood Islamic
University (may Allah preserve him) was
asked:
We are a group who work in children’s
theatre and we offer useful programs in
the park or in a theatre for children,
where children and their parents come to
watch us. We segregate men from
women and the children sit in the chairs
at the front. Some of the young people
wear costumes in the form of a fox or
bear or cucumber or orange. Our
question is: is acting and wearing these
costumes permissible?
He replied: If what you are offering in the

theatre is a useful program aimed at
benefiting children, and there is no
mixing between men and women in that
place, then there is nothing wrong with
this action. But resembling animals is
not something appropriate for the
Muslim to do, because it is humiliating a
soul that Allah has honoured with
reason, and resembling animals is not
mentioned in the Qur’aan or Sunnah
except in the context of blame. If the
costume of this animal is three-
dimensional, it is not permissible
because it comes under the heading of
making images, which is forbidden in the
texts. As for costumes resembling
inanimate objects, there is nothing
wrong with wearing them and using
them.
From the Islam Today website.
It is not permissible to wear anything on

which there is an image of an animal or
human.
It says in Mataalib Ooli’l-Nuha (1/353):
It is haraam for both males and females

to wear anything on which there is an
image of an animal, because of the
hadeeth of Abu Talhah who said: I heard
the Messenger of Allah (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) say: “The
angels do not enter a house in which
there is an image or a dog.” (Agreed
upon)
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have
mercy on him) was asked about the
ruling on wearing clothes on which there
is an image of an animal or human. He
replied: It is not permissible for a person
to wear a garment on which there is an
image of an animal or a human. It is also
not permissible for him to wear a
headcover or the like on which there is
an image of a human or an animal,
because it is proven that the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) said: “The angels do not enter a
house in which there is an image.” End
quote.
What appears to be the case is that
wearing something that is made in the
shape of an animal is more contrary to
sharee‘ah than wearing regular clothes
like shirts and so on, on which there is
the image of an animal.
Thus it is clear that there is no

concession with regard to what you have
mentioned about wearing a costume in
the form of a human or animal, even if
the aim is to take part in a program for
children so that they can have fun.
What is the ruling on wearing masks or
costumes in the shape of animals at children’s
parties?
Keeping dogs is the habit of the
kuffar. Keeping a dog is an imitation
of kuffar
According to Islaamic Sharee’ah, it is not

permitted to keep a dog except within
narrowly-defined limits, as the Prophet
him) explained: "Whoever keeps a dog,
his good deeds will decrease every day
by one qeeraat (a unit of measurement),
unless it is a dog for farming or herding."
According to another report: ". . . unless
it is a dog for herding sheep, farming or
hunting." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, al-
Fath, 2322)
Dogs are extremely naajis (impure,
unclean). The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "If
a dog drinks from the vessel of any one
of you, let him wash it seven times"
(reported by Muslim, no. 279). According
to another report: ". . . and clean it the
eighth time with earth." (Saheeh Muslim,
no. 280).
It is forbidden in Islaam to sell a dog and

to receive payment for it, as is reported
in Saheeh al-Bukhaari from Abu Mas’oud
al-Ansaari: the Messenger of Allaah
him) forbade (accepting) the price of a
dog. (al-Fath, no. 2237)
The Prophet (peace and blessings of

Allaah be upon him) told us not to
resemble dogs by placing our forearms
on the ground during sujood
(prostration), as in reported in the
hadeeth narrated by Anas ibn Maalik,
according to which the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: "Do sujood properly; none of you
should spread his forearms like a dog
does." (al-Bukhaari, Fath, no. 822).
Whoever keeps a dog in his house is
denied the blessing of the angels’
presence in his house, as the Messenger
of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said: "The angels do not
enter a house in which there is a dog."
(Reported by al-Bukhaari, 3225).
Keeping dogs nowadays is the habit of

the kuffaar, who adopt them as friends,
kiss them, let them lick them and their
clothes, sleep with them and even leave
them money in their wills. Keeping a dog
is an imitation of the kuffaar. Some
Muslims may claim that they need to
keep a dog at home for purposes of
protection, to which we respond that
nowadays there are burglar alarm
systems and other measures one may
take for security purposes, and there is
no need to keep a dog, praise be to
Allaah.
"Ruling on having a dog" (archived )
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid, Islam
Q&A, Fatwa No. 377,
http://islamqa.info/en/ref/377 .
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Angels do not like Dogs

Dogs Annul Prayers

The Black Dog is a Devil

No Prescribed Punishment for Beastiality

Restrictions Relating to Animals

Women are like Animals

Prohibition on keeping dogs except those

Killing salamanders by hand

Ruling on wearing masks or costumes in the

The Buraq is a mythical ﬂying creature

Narrated Abbas bin Malik: Malik bin

Then he [Gabriel] brought the Buraq,

Hunting with Dogs

Narrated 'Adi bin Hatim: I asked the

Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:

Yahya related to me from Malik that he

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Narrated Abu Talha: I heard Allah's

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger

Maimuna reported that one morning

Dogs Annul Prayers

The Black Dog is a Devil

Killing Crows, Kites, Mice, Scorpions and

Narrated Hafsa: Allah's Apostle said, "It

Narrated Aisha: Allah's Apostle said,

Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet said, "Five

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: Allah's

A'isha (Allah be pleased with her)

Hafsa, the wife of Allah's Apostle (may

Zaid b. Jubair reported: A person asked

Zaid b. Jubair reported: A person asked

Yahya related to me from Malik from

Yahya related to me from Malik from

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn

Maimuna reported that one morning

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet

Abdullah (b. Umar) (Allah be pleased

Amir b. Sa'd reported on the authority of

Narrated Um Sharik: That the Prophet

Saa’ibah the slave woman of al-Faakih

Narrated Aisha: The Prophet called the

Narrated Ibn Umar: That he heard the

Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet said, "Kill

Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet ordered

Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet said:

Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (may

This hadith has been reported on the

Yahya related to me from Malik from

It was narrated from Aishah that the

No Prescribed Punishment for

Narrated Anas: When 'Abdullah bin

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle

Al-Muwatta 54:13 , and

Yahya related to me from Malik that he

Abu Bashir Ansari reported that he had

Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle

Narrated 'Amra: I heard 'Aisha saying,

Women are like Animals

Now then, O people, you have a right over

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:

According to Islamic Law there are no