22/10. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1575a — Dogs for Hunting, Animals, and Fields
The command to kill dogs, and its abrogation. The prohibition of keeping dogs, except for hunting, farming, (herding) livestock and the like
Hadith About Dog Keeping for Hunting, Animals, and Fields
Sahih Muslim : 1575a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1575a
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، وَحَرْمَلَةُ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ، شِهَابٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنِ اقْتَنَى كَلْبًا لَيْسَ بِكَلْبِ صَيْدٍ وَلاَ مَاشِيَةٍ وَلاَ أَرْضٍ فَإِنَّهُ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَجْرِهِ قِيرَاطَانِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ " . وَلَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي الطَّاهِرِ " وَلاَ أَرْضٍ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who kept a dog which is neither meant for hunting nor for watching the animals nor for watching the fields would lose two qirat every day out of his reward; and there is no mention of the fields in the hadith transmitted by Abu Tahir.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1575aIn-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 69USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3822
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1575a
This hadith about dog keeping gives three named needs in the main wording: hunting, watching animals, and watching fields. Abu Huraira reports that a person who keeps a dog outside these uses loses two qirat every day from his reward. The narration also notes that one transmission did not mention the fields. That detail matters because it tells the reader to be careful with the exact wording of each report. The core teaching remains that reward is precious and that keeping a dog without the stated purpose is warned against. This is a good example of why hadith study needs careful reading, not loose summaries.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report names hunting, animal watching, and field watching in this wording.
- The narration records a difference in one transmission about the mention of fields.
- The warning is described as a daily loss of two qirat.
- The hadith encourages careful reading of exact words.
