Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Cultivation and Agriculture
3- بَابُ اقْتِنَاءِ الْكَلْبِ لِلْحَرْثِ:
(3) Chapter. Keeping a watch-dog for the farm.
2 hadith · references 2322–2323
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Bukhari · 2322مَنْ أَمْسَكَ كَلْبًا فَإِنَّهُ يَنْقُصُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ قِيرَاطٌ ، إِلَّا كَلْبَ حَرْثٍ أَوْ مَاشِيَةٍAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whoever keeps a dog, one Qirat of the reward of his good deeds is deducted daily, unless the dog is used for guarding a farm or cattle." Abu Huraira (in another narration) said from the Proph10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2323مَنِ اقْتَنَى كَلْبًا لَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ زَرْعًا وَلَا ضَرْعًا ، نَقَصَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ قِيرَاطٌAbu Sufyan bin Abu Zuhair, a man from Azd Shanu'a and one of the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, 'If one keeps a dog which is meant for guarding neither a farm nor cattle, one Q5 narrators