What is the ruling on selling dogs?
Question:
What is the ruling on selling guard dogs that have special characteristics?
Answer:
It is not permissible to sell dogs, and their price is not lawful, whether they are guard dogs, hunting dogs or any other kind, because of the hadith narrated by Abu Mas’ud ‘Aqabah ibn ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade the price of a dog, the wages of a prostitute and the fee of a fortuneteller.” sahih – agreed upon.
Muftis
- Chairman : Shaykh Ibn Baz
- Deputy Chairman : Shaykh Abdul-Razzaq Afifi
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