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Sunan Abi Dawud 74 — Dog Utensil and Permission
Wudu' From The Water Left (In A Container) After A Dog Has Drunk From It
Dog Utensil Hadith: Hunting Dogs, Herd Dogs, and Washing Vessels
Sunan Abi Dawud : 74
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 74
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو التَّيَّاحِ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم 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 .
Ibn Mughaffal Narrated from:
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.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 74In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 74English translation : Book 1, Hadith 74
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 74
This dog utensil hadith includes two related points in one narration. First, it mentions an order about dogs, then the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked why people were after them and granted permission for hunting dogs and herd dogs. Then he gave the washing rule: when a dog licks a utensil, wash it seven times and rub it with earth the eighth time. The explanation should not mix this with other cases. The text names hunting and herd dogs, and it names a licked utensil. The practical cleaning instruction is clear, while the permission mentioned is also limited to what the narration states.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report mentions permission for hunting dogs and herd dogs.
- A utensil licked by a dog is to be washed seven times.
- This version mentions rubbing with earth the eighth time.
- The narration keeps the permission and the washing rule in the same report.
