Reverts was it painful disowning your dog?

[Husnaa]

Now it's said a dog is man's best friend... People have been discussing cats recently but what would a revert do if he had grown up with a dog and then reverted and as dogs aren't allowed as house pets what do you do?

[al_Zayn]

This might not relating to your question, but i was watching this the other day, short but informative:

Kindness and Compassion to Animals by Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq

[Tempest Desh]

Since I'm Maliki in fiqh, it wasn't an issue (still have my dog)...and besides, my family is non-Muslim, so it helped not having to give him up, as he doesn't (with certain exceptions) break my wudu, even if he were to lick my hand.

[commodore64]

Salam

My wife prior to reverting to Islam, had various dogs including German sheppard / Akita. Yes it was hard to find another home for the dogs. However as time passes by she had learned and accepted why it is not permissable to keep a dog in the home.

Back home in Jamaica my wife's parents property which is very large has dozens of dogs. However this is permissable as these are all guard dogs that only stay outside and perform a task that is needed.

Please dont fall into people's lies and accept that Islam views dogs or various other animals as evil, these thoughts are simply made up by traditions generally south Asian that believe certain animals bring the jinn and shatan. Just nonsense, this even goes for the pig we are not to harm it, in no shape way or form is it an evil animal etc etc.

Inshallah you will be fine, I love birds and keep parrots and had a massive saltwater aquarium. Just remember you are responsible to ensure they live well and are not abused.

[ImamGhazzaali]

Since I'm Maliki in fiqh, it wasn't an issue (still have my dog)...and besides, my family is non-Muslim, so it helped not having to give him up, as he doesn't (with certain exceptions) break my wudu, even if he were to lick my hand.

Even the Maliki Fiqh doesn't permit the dog just as a ''pet''.

[commodore64]

You cannot keep a dog as a pet as a maliki,

You need to have just reason

Farming
Protection
Work

And it still cannot live in the same house as you.

[Revert2001]

Now it's said a dog is man's best friend... People have been discussing cats recently but what would a revert do if he had grown up with a dog and then reverted and as dogs aren't allowed as house pets what do you do?

Just build or buy an outside dog house for your pet canine.

And then refer to him/her as a guard dog.

Problem solved.......

[NNoor]

I never understood the appeal of keeping dogs as pets. It's disgraceful to see a human being having to accompany a dog outside, then wait while it defecates, and then clean the filth.

[Revert2001]

I never understood the appeal of keeping dogs as pets. It's disgraceful to see a human being having to accompany a dog outside, then wait while it defecates, and then clean the filth.

People keep cats and birds inside and have to clean up the filth.

What's the difference??

[Abu Zakir]

Actually dogs can be very noble creatures, a dog saved a muslim babies life in my family, when she fell in a pond and would have drowned but the dog barked and alerted the adults who found her in time.