General-Teaching4136 t1_j9byh2f wrote on February 20, 2023 at 8:23 PM

Reply to comment by televisionting in TIL: The domestic cat is a revered animal in Islam and One of Muhammad's (PBUH) companions was known as Abu Hurairah (literally: "Father of the Kitten" PBUH) for his attachment to cats. by ElectroFlannelGore

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.

televisionting t1_j9c1ze9 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 8:46 PM

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

jamesbrownscrackpipe t1_j9cmt67 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 11:06 PM

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.