The Book of Musaqah

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Yahya ibn Habib narrated this to me: Khalid—meaning Ibn al-Harith—narrated to us. (Another chain:) Muhammad ibn Hatim narrated this to me: Yahya ibn Said narrated to us. (Another chain:) Muhammad ibn al-Walid narrated this to me: Muhammad ibn Jafar narrated to us. (Another chain:) Ishaq ibn Ibrahim informed us: al-Nadr informed us. (Another chain:) Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us: Wahb ibn Jarir narrated to us. All of them reported from Shubah with this chain of transmission. In Ibn Hatim's report from Yahya, he added: He allowed keeping dogs for livestock, hunting, and crops.

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Yahya ibn Yahya narrated to us, saying: I recited to Malik, from Nafi, from Ibn Umar, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever keeps a dog, except a dog for livestock or a trained hunting dog, loses two qirats from his deeds every day.

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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah, Zuhayr ibn Harb, and Ibn Numayr narrated to us. They said: Sufyan narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from Salim, from his father, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: Whoever keeps a dog, except a hunting dog or one for livestock, loses two qirats from his reward every day.

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Yahya ibn Yahya, Yahya ibn Ayyub, Qutaybah, and Ibn Hujr narrated to us. Yahya ibn Yahya said: Ismail—meaning Ibn Jafar—informed us; the others said: Ismail narrated to us, from Abdullah ibn Dinar, who heard Ibn Umar say: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever keeps a dog, except a trained hunting dog or a dog for livestock, loses two qirats from his deeds every day.

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Yahya ibn Yahya, Yahya ibn Ayyub, Qutaybah, and Ibn Hujr narrated to us. Yahya said: Ismail informed us; the others said: Ismail narrated to us, from Muhammad—meaning Ibn Abi Harmalah—from Salim ibn Abdullah, from his father, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever keeps a dog, except a dog for livestock or a hunting dog, loses one qirat from his deeds every day. Abdullah and Abu Hurayrah also said: Or a dog for crops.

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Ishaq ibn Ibrahim narrated to us: Waki informed us: Hanzalah ibn Abi Sufyan narrated to us, from Salim, from his father, from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: Whoever keeps a dog, except a trained hunting dog or a dog for livestock, loses two qirats from his deeds every day. Salim said: Abu Hurayrah used to say, Or a dog for crops—and he was a farmer.

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Dawud ibn Rushayd narrated to us: Marwan ibn Muawiyah informed us: Umar ibn Hamzah ibn Abdullah ibn Umar narrated to us: Salim ibn Abdullah narrated to us, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Any household that keeps a dog, except a dog for livestock or hunting, loses two qirats from its deeds every day.

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Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna and Ibn Bashshar narrated to us—the wording is Ibn al-Muthanna's. They said: Muhammad ibn Jafar narrated to us: Shubah narrated to us, from Qatadah, from Abu al-Hakam, who said: I heard Ibn Umar narrating from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: Whoever keeps a dog, except a dog for crops, livestock, or hunting, loses one qirat from his reward every day.

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Abu al-Tahir and Harmalah narrated this to me. They said: Ibn Wahb informed us: Yunus informed me, from Ibn Shihab, from Said ibn al-Musayyib, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: Whoever keeps a dog that is neither for hunting, livestock, nor crops loses two qirats from his reward every day. Abu al-Tahir's narration does not mention crops.

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Abd ibn Humayd narrated to us: Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us: Mamar informed us, from al-Zuhri, from Abu Salamah, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever keeps a dog, except a dog for livestock, hunting, or crops, loses one qirat from his reward every day. Al-Zuhri said: Abu Hurayrah's statement was mentioned to Ibn Umar, who said: May Allah have mercy on Abu Hurayrah; he owned crops.

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Zuhayr ibn Harb narrated this to me: Ismail ibn Ibrahim narrated to us: Hisham al-Dastawa'i narrated to us: Yahya ibn Abi Kathir narrated to us, from Abu Salamah, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever keeps a dog loses one qirat from his deeds each day, except for a dog kept for crops or livestock.

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Ishaq ibn Ibrahim narrated to us: Shuaib ibn Ishaq informed us: al-Awzai narrated to us: Yahya ibn Abi Kathir narrated to me: Abu Salamah ibn Abd al-Rahman narrated to me: Abu Hurayrah narrated to me, from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), with a similar report.

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Ahmad ibn al-Mundhir narrated to us: Abd al-Samad narrated to us: Harb narrated to us: Yahya ibn Abi Kathir narrated to us, with this chain of transmission and a similar report.

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Qutaybah ibn Said narrated to us: Abd al-Wahid—meaning Ibn Ziyad—narrated to us, from Ismail ibn Sumay: Abu Razin narrated to us, saying: I heard Abu Hurayrah say: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever keeps a dog that is not for hunting or for sheep loses one qirat from his deeds every day.

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Yahya ibn Yahya narrated to us, saying: I recited to Malik, from Yazid ibn Khusayfah, that al-Saib ibn Yazid informed him that he heard Sufyan ibn Abi Zuhayr—a man from the Shanuah tribe and one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)—say: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever keeps a dog that is of no benefit for crops or livestock loses one qirat from his deeds every day. Al-Saib asked: Did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He replied: Yes, by the Lord of this mosque.

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Yahya ibn Ayyub, Qutaybah, and Ibn Hujr narrated to us: Ismail narrated to us, from Yazid ibn Khusayfah: al-Saib ibn Yazid informed me that Sufyan ibn Abi Zuhayr al-Shana'i came to them and said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said something similar.

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Yahya ibn Ayyub, Qutaybah ibn Said, and Ali ibn Hujr narrated to us. They said: Ismail—meaning Ibn Jafar—narrated to us, from Humayd, who said: Anas ibn Malik was asked about a cupper's earnings. He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was cupped by Abu Taybah. He ordered that two sa's of food be given to him, spoke with his household, and they reduced his levy. He also said: The best treatment you use is cupping—or it is among the best of your remedies.

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Ibn Abi Umar narrated to us: Marwan—meaning al-Fazari—narrated to us, from Humayd, who said: Anas was asked about a cupper's earnings and mentioned a similar report, except that he said: The best treatment you use is cupping and sea costus. Do not torment your children by pressing them.

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Ahmad ibn al-Hasan ibn Khirash narrated to us: Shababah narrated to us: Shubah narrated to us, from Humayd, who said: I heard Anas say: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called for a young servant of ours who was a cupper. He cupped him, and the Prophet ordered that he be given a sa', a mudd, or two mudds. He spoke on his behalf, and his levy was reduced.

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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Affan ibn Muslim narrated to us. (Another chain:) Ishaq ibn Ibrahim informed us: al-Makhzumi informed us. Both reported from Wahib. Ibn Tawus narrated to us, from his father, from Ibn Abbas, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was cupped, paid the cupper his fee, and used nasal medicine.