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ahmad:20568Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > ʿAwf > al-Ḥasan > ʿAbdullāh b. Mughaffal

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: "Whoever takes a dog that is not used for hunting, herding, or farming, his good deeds will be deducted by one Qirat every day."  

أحمد:٢٠٥٦٨حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ اتَّخَذَ كَلْبًا لَيْسَ بِكَلْبِ صَيْدٍ أَوْ كَلْبِ غَنَمٍ أَوْ كَلْبِ زَرْعٍ فَإِنَّهُ يُنْتَقَصُ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قِيرَاطٌ  


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muslim:1575fQutaybah b. Saʿīd > ʿAbd al-Wāḥid / Ibn Ziyād > Ismāʿīl b. Sumayʿ > Abū Razīn > Abū Hurayrah

He who kept a dog, but not meant for hunting or watching the herd, would lose one qirat of reward every day.  

مسلم:١٥٧٥fحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زِيَادٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ سُمَيْعٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو رَزِينٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ كَلْبًا لَيْسَ بِكَلْبِ صَيْدٍ وَلاَ غَنَمٍ نَقَصَ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قِيرَاطٌ  

nasai:4289Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

"Whoever keep s dog except a dog for hunting, farming or herding livestock, on e Qurat will be deducted from his good deeds each day."  

النسائي:٤٢٨٩أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ كَلْبًا إِلاَّ كَلْبَ صَيْدٍ أَوْ زَرْعٍ أَوْ مَاشِيَةٍ نَقَصَ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قِيرَاطٌ  

ahmad:5775Muḥammad b. ʿUbayd > ʿUbaydullāh > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Whoever owns a dog, except for a dog of herding or a hunting dog, their reward will be reduced by two Qirat (a unit of measurement) every day. And he used to order the killing of dogs."  

أحمد:٥٧٧٥حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنِ اقْتَنَى كَلْبًا إِلَّا كَلْبَ مَاشِيَةٍ أَوْ كَلْبَ صَيْدٍ نَقَصَ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قِيرَاطَانِ وَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْكِلَابِ أَنْ تُقْتَلَ  

ahmad:5505Muḥammad > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Abū al-Ḥakam > Ibn ʿUmar

He who kept a dog ther than one meant for watching the fields or herds or hunting would lose one qirat every day out of his reward (with God). (Using translation from Muslim 1574g)  

أحمد:٥٥٠٥حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَكَمِ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يُحَدِّثُ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ كَلْبًا إِلَّا كَلْبَ زَرْعٍ أَوْ غَنَمٍ أَوْ صَيْدٍ فَإِنَّهُ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَجْرِهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قِيرَاطٌ  

ahmad:5171Yaḥyá > ʿUbaydullāh > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Whoever keeps a dog, one Qirat will be deducted from him (good) deeds every day, except a dog for farming or herding livestock.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3204)   

أحمد:٥١٧١حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ أَخْبَرَنِي نَافِعٌ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ كَلْبًا إِلَّا كَلْبَ صَيْدٍ أَوْ مَاشِيَةٍ نَقَصَ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قِيرَاطَانِ  

ahmad:20576Saʿīd b. ʿĀmir > Saʿīd > Qatādah > al-Ḥasan > ʿAbdullāh b. Mughaffal

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever keeps a dog that is not for hunting, herding, or guarding livestock, then he will have a large portion of his reward diminished every day."  

أحمد:٢٠٥٧٦حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ اتَّخَذَ كَلْبًا لَيْسَ بِكَلْبِ صَيْدٍ وَلَا زَرْعٍ وَلَا غَنَمٍ فَإِنَّهُ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَجْرِهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قِيرَاطٌ