42/9. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4276 — Dogs and Images
The Command To Kill dogs
Angels, Dogs, and Images in the House Hadith
Sunan an-Nasai : 4276
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4276
أَخْبَرَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْدِيِّ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ السَّبَّاقِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَتْنِي مَيْمُونَةُ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لَهُ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ لَكِنَّا لاَ نَدْخُلُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ كَلْبٌ وَلاَ صُورَةٌ . فَأَصْبَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَئِذٍ فَأَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلاَبِ حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَيَأْمُرُ بِقَتْلِ الْكَلْبِ الصَّغِيرِ .
Az-Zuhri Narrated from:
Ibn As-Sabbaq said: "Maimunah told me that Jibril, peace be upon him, said to the Messenger of Allah 'We (Angels) do not enter a house in which there is a dog or a picture, The next day the Messenger of Allah commanded that all dogs be killed, even small dogs."'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4276In-book reference : Book 42, Hadith 14English translation : Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 4281
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4276
This report is searched through phrases such as angels do not enter a house with a dog or picture. Jibril tells the Messenger of Allah that the angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or an image. The narration then states that the next morning the Messenger of Allah ordered dogs to be killed, including small dogs. A careful explanation should present this as the sequence recorded in the text and should not add later exceptions, legal detail, or historical background unless clearly labeled from other narrations or scholars. The core topics are angels entering a house, the presence of dogs or pictures, and the command that followed on the next day.
What we learn from this hadith
- Jibril said angels do not enter a house containing a dog.
- The same statement includes a house containing a picture.
- The command concerning dogs was issued the next morning.
- The report states that even small dogs were included.
