It's not strictly haram (forbidden) to touch a dog in Islam, but its saliva and urine are considered najis (impure), requiring thorough washing (seven times, once with soil for saliva) for prayer, which leads many Muslims to avoid touching them to prevent ritual impurity, though showing kindness and providing care for dogs (for hunting, guarding, etc.) is encouraged.
It is NOT haraam to touch a dog or any other animal. If the saliva of a dog touches you or any part of your clothing, then it is required of you to wash the body part touched and the item of clothing touched by the dog's mouth or snout.
The forth principle is that those land-animals who have blood in them but the blood does not flow, in other words animals that do not have flowing blood, are also considered Haram, such as a snake, lizard, chameleon, etc.
The Quran never says dogs are impure or haram. In fact, it speaks of them positively. A dog loyally guards the righteous companions of the cave. Eat of what day the train dogs catch for you and mention Allah's name over it.
In other words, while you should do your best to wash with soap and water all those areas you come into contact with urine, droppings, and saliva of dogs. You are excused of what you cannot. Therefore, the fact you are handling dogs should not prevent you from performing your prayers on time.
Unlike many other animals, Islamic Law considers cats ritually pure and that cats possess barakah (blessings), and allows cats to freely enter homes and even mosques. Cats are believed to be the most common pet in Muslim countries.
In Islam, from the tradition of the prophet (pbuh) a dog's saliva is impure. Therefore if a dog licks you or you come in contact with a dog's saliva in some way, you should wash yourself. Because we have to pray five times a day, anything impure touching us should be washed off.
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Touching dogs or their saliva does not break wudu because nothing can nullify the state of taharah except things for which there is evidence in the Shari`ah.
ordered washing of recipients which were licked or lapped by a dog. Since there is no evidence establishing the impurity of the fur or hair of the dog, then it is considered pure. So, if some saliva of the dog touches you, you should remove it, as it is impure.
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To remove this impurity, the affected area should be washed seven times, one of them with earth. However, if both the dog and the person touching it were dry, and none of the dog`s saliva, urine or sweat has reached him, then there is no need for that person to take a ritual bath.
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Yes, Muslims can touch dogs during Ramadan. However, since dogs are considered impure in some Islamic views, it is recommended to wash your hands afterward, especially during Ramadan when cleanliness is important.
One can own them for functions like hunting, shepherding, etc., or useful functions that dogs can only perform (the last one is the opinion of the Hanfi and Hanbali Sharia schools). It is permissible to play with a dog.
a dog's saliva is considered ritually impure, which is why special cleaning is required. Islam emphasizes extreme cleanliness for prayer (taharah). Since dogs roam freely and their saliva can carry bacteria, scholars consider this ruling both a matter of ritual purity and physical hygiene..
Despite that, touching and holding dogs as explained above, is not against Islamic law and is not a sin. “Cleanse your vase which the dog licked by washing it seven times and the first (wash) is with earth (soil).”
Touching the fur of the dog will not break your wudu, if however the salvia of the dog touches your hand or clothing in this case you would have an impurity and it should be washed before salat.
If you had looked at them, you would have turned from them in flight and been filled by them with terror.” (Quran 18:17-18) From these verses it is non-debatable, dogs can be kept for either hunting and guarding. The Quran makes no direct assertion for forbidding dogs as pets and only has positive things about them.
Touching a dog does not nullify one's Wudu (ablution). Thus, whoever touches it while he is in the state of Wudu, his Wudu is valid. As for the ruling of the impurity of dogs, we have already issued a Fatwa on this issue, for details, please read the Fatwa: 82644. Allah knows best.
Generally speaking, Muslims don't believe that the spirits of this-worldly animals will enter into the animals of Paradise, but there is much about Paradise that we don't know. I recommend you ask Allah to fulfill your need in the way He knows best and then submit and trust Him in what He gives you.
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "If a dog licks the vessel of any one of you, let him wash it seven times, the first time with dust."
The Prophet Muhammed had a cat named Muezza whom he loved very much. One day Muhammed was sitting on the sofa and Muezza was lying asleep on the edge of his gown. Like anyone who loves cats Muhammed didn't have the heart to wake Muezza.
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Islamic scholars have tended to regard dogs' saliva as impure; practically, this means anything licked by a dog necessitates washing. Many Islamic jurists allowed owning dogs for herding, farming, hunting, or protection, but prohibited ownership for reasons they regarded as "frivolous". Muslims do like and accept cats.