and said to me: ‘I came to you last night, and nothing prevented me from entering except that there were images on the door, a curtain bearing images in the house, and a dog in the house. Order the head of the image in the house to be cut off so that it becomes like the form of a tree; order the curtain to be cut up and made into two cushions that will be trodden upon; and order the dog to be put out.’”

Narrated by Abū Dāwūd, al-Nasā’ī, al-Tirmidhī, and Ibn Hibbān in his Sahīh.)

p. 116

Authentic. It has already appeared under no. (130).

147 — (The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Whoever keeps a dog—except one used for hunting, guarding crops, or tending livestock—one qīrāt is deducted from his reward every day.” Narrated by the Group.)

p. 117

Authentic. It was transmitted by al-Bukhārī (67/2), Muslim (38/5), Abū Dāwūd (2844), al-Nasā’ī (195/2), al-Tirmidhī (281/1), Ibn Mājah (3204), and Ahmad (267/2, 345, 425, 473), through several chains from Abū Hurayra, traced back to the Prophet, with this wording. Al-Tirmidhī said: “A good and authentic hadith.” Ahmad added, in the narration of Sulaym ibn Hayyān: “I heard my father narrate from Abū Hurayra . . .” Sulaym said: “I believe he also said: ‘And the qīrāt is like Mount Uhud.’” Sulaym ibn Hayyān is trustworthy. Although he did not state this addition with certainty, his father is known only through his son’s narration from him, and no one other than Ibn Hibbān declared him trustworthy. His status is therefore unknown. The hadith master did not come across this addition and consequently did not point it out in al-Fath (6/5), contrary to his usual practice.

148 — (He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Were dogs not a community among the communities, I would have ordered that they be killed.” Narrated by Abū Dāwūd and al-Tirmidhī.) p. 117

Authentic. It was transmitted by Abū Dāwūd (2845), al-Tirmidhī (281/1), and al-Dārimī