Why Buying Animals is Not Haram in Islam With 3 Proofs
C.J Ahmed-20.05.2023
Buying animals is not haram in Islam. The prophet(sal) said,
“Do not leave sheep un-milked for a long time, when they are on sale, and whoever buys such an animal has the option of returning it” (Bukhari)
In this hadith it is clearthat buying animals is halal.
Did The Prophet (sal) Forbid the Price of a Dog?
There is a view among some Muslims that selling cats and dogs is haram and the argument is based on the following hadiths,
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:
“The Prophet (sal) forbade payment for dog and cat.” (Abu Dawud-Graded Sahih by Albani)
Narrated AbuHurayrah:
The Prophet (sal) said: “The price paid for a dog, the price given to a soothsayer, and the hire paid to a prostitute are not lawful. “(Abu Dawud-Graded Sahih by Albani)
Narrated Abu Juhaifah:
“The Messenger of Allah (sal)forbade the price paid for a dog.” (Abu Dawud-Graded Sahih by Albani)
It is not clear what was meant by the price of a dog or buying a dog and eating it.
Even for the sake of argument we agree that it is haram to buy or sell cats or dogs, still it is only makruh (disliked) because when we understand these hadiths, what the prophet (sal) meant was he disliked it. It is proven from the following authenic hadith,
Abu Zubair said:
“I asked Jabir about the price of a dog and a cat; he said: Allah's Messenger (sal) disapproved of that. (Sahih Muslim 1569)
Buying or selling any animal is halal in Islam and even a pig is halal to be brought and sold under necessity.
Buying animals is not haram in Islam. The prophet(sal) said,
“Do not leave sheep un-milked for a long time, when they are on sale, and whoever buys such an animal has the option of returning it” (Bukhari)
In this hadith it is clearthat buying animals is halal.
Did The Prophet (sal) Forbid the Price of a Dog?
There is a view among some Muslims that selling cats and dogs is haram and the argument is based on the following hadiths,
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:
“The Prophet (sal) forbade payment for dog and cat.” (Abu Dawud-Graded Sahih by Albani)
Narrated AbuHurayrah:
The Prophet (sal) said: “The price paid for a dog, the price given to a soothsayer, and the hire paid to a prostitute are not lawful. “(Abu Dawud-Graded Sahih by Albani)
Narrated Abu Juhaifah:
“The Messenger of Allah (sal)forbade the price paid for a dog.” (Abu Dawud-Graded Sahih by Albani)
It is not clear what was meant by the price of a dog or buying a dog and eating it.
Even for the sake of argument we agree that it is haram to buy or sell cats or dogs, still it is only makruh (disliked) because when we understand these hadiths, what the prophet (sal) meant was he disliked it. It is proven from the following authenic hadith,
Abu Zubair said:
“I asked Jabir about the price of a dog and a cat; he said: Allah's Messenger (sal) disapproved of that. (Sahih Muslim 1569)
Buying or selling any animal is halal in Islam and even a pig is halal to be brought and sold under necessity.