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What has killing a pig got to do with keeping pigs? O_o Surely there must be a context behind this verse.
Evidence?
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We know that in the Qur'an, the flesh of swine is the only named animal's meat mentioned as being outright and completely haram, other than if one is forced by necessity.
We also know, that it's flesh is impure:
Sahih International
Say, "I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out or the flesh of swine - for indeed, it is impure - or it be [that slaughtered in] disobedience, dedicated to other than Allah . But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], then indeed, your Lord is Forgiving and Merciful." (6:145)
We also know that Islam encourages cleanliness, and that we are not allowed to keep things deemed Islamically impure in our homes.
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I heard Allah's Apostle :saws:, in the year of the Conquest of Mecca, saying, "Allah and His Apostle made illegal the trade of alcohol, dead animals, pigs and idols." The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What about the fat of dead animals, for it was used for greasing the boats and the hides; and people use it for lights?" He said, "No, it is illegal." Allah's Apostle further said, "May Allah curse the Jews, for Allah made the fat (of animals) illegal for them, yet they melted the fat and sold it and ate its price." (Saheeh al-Bukhari, the book of sales and trade Vol. 3, Book 34, Hadith 438)
From this hadeeth, we can see that pigs are mentioned along with idols and alcohol. All of these things, even their trade is haram, that is how bad they are deemed to be.
So, it's completely forbidden by Allah in the divinely revealed scriptures, its flesh is impure, it's trade is forbidden, it's mentioned alongside alcohol and idols, Allah transformed some people into them as a curse, Isa alyhi assalaam will kill them, all of this gives us an idea of the pig's status in Islam. It's not necessary that you need a hadeeth that explicitly says "You cannot keep pigs as pets". Some rulings in Islam are derived from inference.
Please do ask a scholar for further evidence should you need it.
And Allah knows best in all matters, and may He forgive me if I said anything wrong.
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