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Sahih Muslim
كتاب المساقاة
The Book of Musaqah
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَنْظَلَةُ بْنُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنِ اقْتَنَى كَلْبًا إِلاَّ كَلْبَ ضَارٍ أَوْ مَاشِيَةٍ نَقَصَ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قِيرَاطَانِ " . قَالَ سَالِمٌ وَكَانَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ " أَوْ كَلْبَ حَرْثٍ " . وَكَانَ صَاحِبَ حَرْثٍ .
He who kept a dog other than one meant for hunting or for the protection of the herd would lose two qirat of his deeds every day. Salim said: Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) used to say: Or the dog meant for watching the field, and he was the owner of the land.
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- Hadith 1575a
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- Hadith 1560d
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- Hadith 1576b
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- Hadith 1612b
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Salama with another chain of transmitters.
- Hadith 1574a
He who keeps a dog other than that meant for watching the herd or for hunting loses every day out of his deeds equal to two qirat.
- Hadith 1575f
He who kept a dog, but not meant for hunting or watching the herd, would lose one qirat of reward every day.