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[deleted] t1_j98oozo wrote

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jacobspartan1992 t1_j99y37w wrote

I think generally Muslim cultures consider cats to be respected and 'clean' animals in large part because they were useful for controlling vermin. They are the only other animals besides humans allowed inside mosques.

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Gilamath t1_j9bmk8x wrote

Well, the bit about being allowed in mosques is a cultural thing more than a strictly religious thing. In the old days (like, the first days of Islam), prayer spaces were frequently visited by all sorts of animals, from cats to birds to dogs to mice to livestock. Some of the Sunni schools, especially Hanbalis, see dogs as impure so they might not like letting them in, but there’s actually a fascinating history behind the relationship between religious practice and animals in Islam

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Fark_ID t1_j9ckw76 wrote

So it has been the same nonsense in perpetuity.

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General-Teaching4136 t1_j99my4m wrote

Hold on, not just any animal is allowed to saunter into a mosque.

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Scottland83 t1_j9b5ymr wrote

Boi, where’ve you been? Not even every kind of human is allowed in a mosque.

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General-Teaching4136 t1_j9b6iev wrote

Well thats where you're wrong mate. Anyone can go to a mosque as long as you accept that there is only one god and Muhammad (may blessed peace be ever unto him) is his messenger.

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televisionting t1_j9bdfsq wrote

Anyone can really enter a mosque if you're not there for causing trouble.

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General-Teaching4136 t1_j9bgdbu wrote

Thought so. More to the point, there's no dogs - but cats are in fact allowed. Might not be reverence exactly but I call that special treatment.

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televisionting t1_j9br0xj wrote

I read a Hadith that the Prophet PBUH used to pray in mosque and they were puppies playing in the mosque.

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General-Teaching4136 t1_j9byh2f wrote

Is there any consensus whether dogs are haram or not in that case? I thought you weren't supposed to keep doggies??

I'm no scholar though so maybe it's just not clear.

Reckon cats are clear cut fine and dandy though, if you're trying to live by the best example.

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televisionting t1_j9c1ze9 wrote

You aren't supposed to keep dogs as pets but only for necessity or proper reason then you can keep a dog as far as I know

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jamesbrownscrackpipe t1_j9cmt67 wrote

Dogs are despised in Islam. In fact, in many Arab countries calling someone a ‘dog’ is a massive insult. They are considered filthy animals, like pigs.

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Scottland83 t1_j9bxa4e wrote

Accepting the one true faith ain’t exactly as simple as taking off one’s shoes.

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General-Teaching4136 t1_j9bxuq8 wrote

Genuinely it is as simple as saying and believing what I wrote.

I dont necessarily believe it by the way, but you can always become a muslim.

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momolamomo t1_j99co73 wrote

Yeah it’s all in the hadiths, which are mostly questionable

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MuhammedJahleen t1_j9ba2uz wrote

You mean fake it’s wild how it’s 2023 and people still believe in religion

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Johnny_Venus t1_j99lw8y wrote

You don't speak for Islam

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[deleted] t1_j99n5id wrote

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Johnny_Venus t1_j99n7yo wrote

Not you lol

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[deleted] t1_j99o5ec wrote

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SCP106 t1_j9a1c2e wrote

It's so funny that everyone offering a different answer or disagreeing here are all downvoted an/or controversial, no one has the answer.

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