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muslim:1573aʿUbaydullāh b. Muʿādh from my father > Shuʿbah > Abū al-Tayyāḥ > Muṭarrif b. ʿAbdullāh > Ibn al-Mughaffal

Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered the killing of dogs and then said: what is the trouble with them (the people of Medina)? How dogs are nuisance to them (the citizens of Medina)? He then permitted keehing of dogs for hunting and (the protection of) herds.  

مسلم:١٥٧٣aحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ سَمِعَ مُطَرِّفَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُغَفَّلِ قَالَ

أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلاَبِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا بَالُهُمْ وَبَالُ الْكِلاَبِ ثُمَّ رَخَّصَ فِي كَلْبِ الصَّيْدِ وَكَلْبِ الْغَنَمِ  


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Collected by Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Dārimī
muslim:280aʿUbaydullāh b. Muʿādh from my father > Shuʿbah > Abū al-Tayyāḥ > Muṭarrif b. ʿAbdullāh > Ibn al-Mughaffal

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered killing of the dogs, and then said: What about them, i. e. about other dogs? and then granted concession (to keep) the dog for hunting and the dog for (the security) of the herd, and said: When the dog licks the utensil, wash it seven times, and rub it with earth the eighth time.  

مسلم:٢٨٠aوَحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ سَمِعَ مُطَرِّفَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُغَفَّلِ قَالَ

أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلاَبِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا بَالُهُمْ وَبَالُ الْكِلاَبِ ثُمَّ رَخَّصَ فِي كَلْبِ الصَّيْدِ وَكَلْبِ الْغَنَمِ وَقَالَ إِذَا وَلَغَ الْكَلْبُ فِي الإِنَاءِ فَاغْسِلُوهُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ وَعَفِّرُوهُ الثَّامِنَةَ فِي التُّرَابِ  

abudawud:74Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. Ḥanbal > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Shuʿbah > Abū al-Tayyāḥ > Muṭarrif > Ibn Mughaffal

The Messenger of Allaah (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) ordered the killing of the dogs, and then said: Why are they (people) after them (dogs)? and then granted permission (to keep) for hunting and for (the security) of the herd, and said : When the dog licks the utensil wash it seven times, and rub it with earth the eighth time. Abu Dawud said : Ibn Mughaffal narrated in a similar way.  

أبو داود:٧٤حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو التَّيَّاحِ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلاَبِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا لَهُمْ وَلَهَا فَرَخَّصَ فِي كَلْبِ الصَّيْدِ وَفِي كَلْبِ الْغَنَمِ وَقَالَ إِذَا وَلَغَ الْكَلْبُ فِي الإِنَاءِ فَاغْسِلُوهُ سَبْعَ مِرَارٍ وَالثَّامِنَةُ عَفِّرُوهُ بِالتُّرَابِ  

قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَهَكَذَا قَالَ ابْنُ مُغَفَّلٍ
ibnmajah:3200Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Shabābah > Shuʿbah > Abū al-Tayyāḥ > Muṭarrif > ʿAbdullāh b. Mughaffal

“What do they use dogs for?” Then he permitted them to keep hunting dogs.  

ابن ماجة:٣٢٠٠حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُطَرِّفًا يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلاَبِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا لَهُمْ وَلِلْكِلاَبِ ثُمَّ رَخَّصَ لَهُمْ فِي كَلْبِ الصَّيْدِ  

ibnmajah:3201[Chain 1] Muḥammad b. Bashhār > ʿUthmān b. ʿUmar [Chain 2] Muḥammad b. al-Walīd > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Abū al-Tayyāḥ > Muṭarrif > ʿAbdullāh b. Mughaffal

“What do they use dogs for?” Then he permitted them to keep farming dogs and dogs of ‘Ein. Bundar said: “The ‘Ein refers to the walls of Al-Madinah.”  

ابن ماجة:٣٢٠١حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُطَرِّفًا عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلاَبِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا لَهُمْ وَلِلْكِلاَبِ ثُمَّ رَخَّصَ لَهُمْ فِي كَلْبِ الزَّرْعِ وَكَلْبِ الْعِينِ قَالَ بُنْدَارٌ الْعِينُ حِيطَانُ الْمَدِينَةِ  

ahmad:16792Yaḥyá > Shuʿbah > Abū al-Tayyāḥ > Muṭarrif > Ibn Mughaffal

The Messenger of Allaah (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) ordered the killing of the dogs, and then said: Why are they (people) after them (dogs)? and then granted permission (to keep) for hunting and for (the security) of the herd, and said : When the dog licks the utensil wash it seven times, and rub it with earth the eighth time. Abu Dawud said : Ibn Mughaffal narrated in a similar way. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 74)  

أحمد:١٦٧٩٢حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ شُعْبَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو التَّيَّاحِ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلَابِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا لَهُمْ وَلَهَا فَرَخَّصَ فِي كَلْبِ الصَّيْدِ وَفِي كَلْبِ الْغَنَمِ قَالَ وَإِذَا وَلَغَ الْكَلْبُ فِي الْإِنَاءِ فَاغْسِلُوهُ سَبْعَ مِرَارٍ وَالثَّامِنَةَ عَفِّرُوهُ بِالتُّرَابِ  

ahmad:20566Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar And Bahz > Shuʿbah > Abū al-Tayyāḥ > Muṭarrif > ʿAbdullāh b. Mughaffal

The Messenger of Allaah (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) ordered the killing of the dogs, and then said: Why are they (people) after them (dogs)? and then granted permission (to keep) for hunting and for (the security) of the herd, and said : When the dog licks the utensil wash it seven times, and rub it with earth the eighth time. Abu Dawud said : Ibn Mughaffal narrated in a similar way. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 74)   

أحمد:٢٠٥٦٦حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ وَبَهْزٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُطَرِّفًا يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ قَالَ

أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلَابِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا لَكُمْ وَلِلْكِلَابِ ثُمَّ رَخَّصَ فِي كَلْبِ الصَّيْدِ وَالْغَنَمِوَقَالَ فِي الْإِنَاءِ إِذَا وَلَغَ فِيهِ الْكَلْبُ اغْسِلُوهُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ وَعَفِّرُوهُ فِي الثَّامِنَةِ بِالتُّرَابِ  

darimi:2049And Hb b. Jarīr > Shuʿbah > Abū al-Tayyāḥ > Muṭarrif > ʿAbdullāh b. Mughaffal

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ ordered the killing of dogs, then he said, "What is the matter with me and the dogs?" Then he permitted the keeping of farm dogs and hunting dogs.  

الدارمي:٢٠٤٩أَخْبَرَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلَابِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «مَالِي وَلِلْكِلَابِ؟» ثُمَّ رَخَّصَ فِي كَلْبِ الزَّرْعِ وَكَلْبِ الصَّيْدِ