22/10. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1574g — Field, Herd, and Hunting Dogs
The command to kill dogs, and its abrogation. The prohibition of keeping dogs, except for hunting, farming, (herding) livestock and the like
Dog for Field, Herd, or Hunting: A Hadith on Reward
Sahih Muslim : 1574g
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1574g
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ، بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْحَكَمِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنِ اتَّخَذَ كَلْبًا إِلاَّ كَلْبَ زَرْعٍ أَوْ غَنَمٍ أَوْ صَيْدٍ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَجْرِهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قِيرَاطٌ " .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
Ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with them) narrated Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: 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).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1574gIn-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 68USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3821
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1574g
This report from Ibn Umar mentions a dog kept for watching fields, herds, or hunting. It says that whoever keeps a dog other than these loses one qirat every day from his reward with Allah. The wording here mentions one qirat, while some nearby narrations mention two qirat. For this specific hadith, the safe way to explain it is to keep its wording as it is. The core message is still clear: dog keeping is not treated as a casual matter when it falls outside the named needs. The hadith helps readers search for dog keeping in Islam hadith and understand the exact exceptions given in this narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- This wording includes fields, sheep or herds, and hunting.
- The report mentions one qirat in this narration.
- The warning is connected to reward with Allah.
- The hadith teaches care in keeping only what has a stated need in the text.
