Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 9.0

The Command To Kill dogs

باب الأَمْرِ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلاَبِ ‏‏

4 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 4276sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by 'Amr bin 'Ali bin Bahr al-BahlifromMuhammad bin Ja'far bin Abi KathirfromShu'bah bin al-Hajjajfrom'Abdullah bin Abi al-Safarfrom'Amir al-Sha'bifrom'Adi ibn Hatim al-Tayyi'

Hadith text · Matn

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 ‏.‏

English translation

It was narrated that Az-Zuhri said:

"Ibn As-Sabbaq said: "Maimunah told me that Jibril, peace be upon him, said to the Messenger of Allah 'We (Angles) 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."'

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 4277sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by al-Husain bin Muhammad al-Dhara'fromHusayn bin 'Abdur Rahman al-Salmifrom'Amir al-Sha'bifrom'Adi ibn Hatim al-Tayyi'

Hadith text · Matn

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلاَبِ غَيْرَ مَا اسْتَثْنَى مِنْهَا ‏.‏

English translation

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that:

the Messenger of Allah commanded that dogs be killed, except those which were exempted.

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 4278sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by 'Ali bin Hujr bin Iyas bin Maqatilfrom'Isa bin Yonus bin Abi IshaqfromZakaria bin Abi Za'idahfrom'Amir al-Sha'bifrom'Adi ibn Hatim al-Tayyi'

Hadith text · Matn

أَخْبَرَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَيَانٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ حَدَّثَنِي سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَافِعًا صَوْتَهُ يَأْمُرُ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلاَبِ فَكَانَتِ الْكِلاَبُ تُقْتَلُ إِلاَّ كَلْبَ صَيْدٍ أَوْ مَاشِيَةٍ ‏.‏

English translation

Salim bin 'Abdullah narrated that his father said:

"I heard the Messenger of Allah raise his voice with the command to kill dogs. All dogs were to be killed except dogs used for hunting or herding livestock."

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 4279sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

10 transmitters

Narrated by Ishaq bin Ibrahim bin Muhammadfrom'Abdur Rahman bin MahdifromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-ThawrifromMuhammad bin al-Muthna - al-ZamanfromMuhammad bin al-Muthna - al-Zamanfrom'Abdur Rahman bin MahdifromSufyan bin 'UyaynahfromAbu Musa al-Asha'arifromWahb bin Munabbih al-Abnavifromibn Abbas

Hadith text · Matn

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلاَبِ إِلاَّ كَلْبَ صَيْدٍ أَوْ كَلْبَ مَاشِيَةٍ ‏.‏

English translation

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that:

The Messenger of Allah commanded that all dogs be killed except dogs used for hunting or herding livestock.