Hadith 60

Sahih Muslim

Book 22: The Book of Musaqah

Chapter 10

The command to kill dogs, and its abrogation. The prohibition of keeping dogs, except for hunting, farming, (herding) livestock and the like

بَاب الْأَمْرِ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلَابِ وَبَيَانِ نَسْخِهِ وَبَيَانِ تَحْرِيمِ اقْتِنَائِهَا إِلَّا لِصَيْدٍ أَوْ زَرْعٍ أَوْ مَاشِيَةٍ وَنَحْوِ ذَلِكَ

Sahih Muslim 1573a
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ، سَمِعَ مُطَرِّفَ، بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُغَفَّلِ، قَالَ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِقَتْلِ الْكِلاَبِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ رَخَّصَ فِي كَلْبِ الصَّيْدِ وَكَلْبِ الْغَنَمِ ‏.‏
"‏ مَا بَالُهُمْ وَبَالُ الْكِلاَبِ ‏"
Ibn Mughaffal reported:

Allah's Messenger (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.

Chain of Narrators

follower
1

Matraf bin 'Abdullah bin al-Shakhayr

مطرف بن عبد الله بن الشخير

24 narrations

follower
2

Yazid bin Hameed, Abu Tiyah

يزيد بن حميد أبو التياح الضبعي

75 narrations

successor
3

Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj

شعبة بن الحجاج

2,461 narrations

successor
4

Mua'dh bin Mua'dh bin Nsr

معاذ بن معاذ بن نصر

218 narrations

3rd Generation
5

'Ubaidullah bin Mua'dh

عبيد الله بن معاذ بن معاذ بن نصر

211 narrations