Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 53.0

Rubbing A Vessel Licked by A Dog With Dust

باب تَعْفِيرِ الإِنَاءِ الَّذِي وَلَغَ فِيهِ الْكَلْبُ بِالتُّرَابِ ‏‏

1 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 67sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Khalid bin 'Abdullah al-TahanfromShu'bah bin al-HajjajfromYazid bin Hameed, Abu TiyahfromMatruf bin Tarayf al-Harithi

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِذَا وَلَغَ الْكَلْبُ فِي الإِنَاءِ فَاغْسِلُوهُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ وَعَفِّرُوهُ الثَّامِنَةَ بِالتُّرَابِ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Al-Mughaffal that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded that dogs be killed, but he made an exception for hunting dogs and sheepdogs and said:

"If a dog licks a vessel then wash it seven times, and rub it the eighth time with dust."

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى الصَّنْعَانِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُطَرِّفًا، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُغَفَّلِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلاَبِ وَرَخَّصَ فِي كَلْبِ الصَّيْدِ وَالْغَنَمِ وَقَالَ ‏