Title: The holy Hadith says you can keep dogs for guarding and hunting, but many people say not to keep dogs for even hunting or guarding, they say it is haram. Kindly clarify whether it is jaiaz or haram.

Question: The holy Hadith says you can keep dogs for guarding and hunting, but many people say not to keep dogs for even hunting or guarding, they say it is haram. Kindly clarify whether it is jaiaz or haram.

Answer ID: 29493Posted on: Aug 30, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 352/H=99/th=1432)

In the question mentioned above, though it is allowable but it is better not to keep it in such case also.