The Book of Musaqah

كتاب المساقاة

Chapter 10: The command to kill dogs, and its abrogation. The prohibition of keeping dogs, except for hunting, farming, (herding) livestock and the like

Ibn Mughaffal reported

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered the killing of dogs and then said: what is the trouble with them (the people of Medina)? How dogs are nuisance to them (the citizens of Medina)? He then permitted keehing of dogs for hunting and (the protection of) herds.

In the hadith transmitted on the authority of Yahya, he (the Holy Prophet) permitted the keeping of dogs for (the protection of) herds, for hunting and (the protection of) cultivated land.

Ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

He who keeps a dog other than that meant for watching the herd or for hunting loses every day out of his deeds equal to two qirat.

Salim reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said

He who kept a dog other than one meant for hunting or for watching the herd, lost two qirat of his reward every day.

Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying He who kept a dog other than one meant for hunting or for watching the herd lost out of his deeds (equal to) two qirat every day.

Salim b. 'Abdullah reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said

He who kept a dog other than one meant for watching the herd or for hunting would lose every day two qirat of his good deeds. 'Abdullah and Abu Huraira also said: Or dog meant for watching the field.

Salim reported on the authority of his father (Allah be pleased with him) that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said

He who kept a dog other than one meant for hunting or for the protection of the herd would lose two qirat of his deeds every day. Salim said: Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) used to say: Or the dog meant for watching the field, and he was the owner of the land.

Salim b. Abdullah reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said

Whosover amongst the owners of the house keeps a dog other than one meant for watching the herd or for hunting loses two qirat of his deeds every day.

Ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with them) narrated Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

He who kept a dog ther than one meant for watching the fields or herds or hunting would lose one qirat every day out of his reward (with God).

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

He who kept a dog which is neither meant for hunting nor for watching the anitmals 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.

Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

He who kept a dog except one meant for watching the herd, or for hunting or for watching the fields. he lost two qirat of reward every day. Zuhri said: The words of Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) were conveyed to Ibn Umar who said: May Allah have mercy upon Abu Huraira; he owned a field.

Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

He who kept a dog would lose out of his deeds equal to one qirat every day. except (one kept) for watching the field or herd.

A hadith like this has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Huraira.

This hadith has been reported on the authority of Yahya b. Abu Kathir with the same chain of transmitters.

Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

He who kept a dog, but not meant for hunting or watching the herd, would lose one qirat of reward every day.

Sufyan b. Abu Zuhair (he was a person belonging to the tribe of Shanu'a and was amongst the Conpanions of Allah's Messenger [may peace be upon him ) said

I heard Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: He who kept a dog (other than that) which is indispensable for watching the field or the animals would lose one qirat out of his deeds every day. As-Sa'ib b Yazid (one of the narrators) said: Did you hear it from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)? He said: Yes. by the Lord of this mosque.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Sufyan b. Abu Zuhair al-Shana'i.

Chapter 11: The permissibility of a cupper's earnings

It is narrated on the authority of Humaid that Anas b. Malik was asked about the earnings of the cupper. He said

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) got himself cupped. His cupper was Abu Taiba and he (the Holy Prophet) commanded to give him two sa's of corn. He (the Holy Prophet) talked with the members of his family and they lightened the burden of Kharaj (tax) from him (i. e. they made remis- sion in the charges of their own accord). He (Allah's Apostle) said: The best (treat- ment) which you take is cupping, or it is the best of your treatments.

Rumaid reported that Anas b. Malik (Allah be pleased with him) has asked about the earnings of a cupper. Then (the above-mentioned hadith was reported but with this addition) that he said

The best treatment which you get is cupping. or aloeswood and do not torture your children by pressing their uvula.

Humaid reported Anas (Allah be pleased with him) having said this

Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) called for young cupper belonging to us. He capped him and he (the Holy Prophet) commanded that he should be paid one sa' or one mudd or two mudds (of wheat). It was said (that charges were high) and a reduction was made in the charges.