What should I do if I have a picture in my house and I have a dog? And does angel Gab

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My Christian mother bought me a dog so that I can learn to have responsibilities while she thinks that I’m not responsible. So in that case will the angels come to my house if I have a dog with this condition?

Oh, and I have a picture of Jesus Christ in my room and a mother picture of mother Marie, and a picture of myself of when I was baby, but still I do not worship non of these pictures, in fact, I do not worship no one and nothing except God Almighty. And I did not decided to buy this pictures, it was in my room, I guess before I was born.

So, in my case will angels of mercy will enter my room? And I can simply put a cover on these pictures as if I put the blanket on me? I’m thinking like this because, if I cover them as I cover myself before I go to sleep, then the angels will not be able to see if there’s a picture or not, this my strategy how call the angels to my room.

What should I do with these pictures? Shall I simply give to someone? Or, to put a cover to them as I cover myself with a blanket before going to sleep? And do they( angels) come to my room, if I have this dog as pet with condition of learning to be responsible?

And, does angel Gabriel visits everyone’s house and visit ever single person just like he visited prophet Muhammad?

Because, my wish is, to come all angels in my house and do they even protect me from devil?
I mean, do they( angels) kick devil’s ass out from my house?

Out of curiosity.
 
Hello,

Angel Gabriel does not visit people. Every angel has his own tasks...they are not equal to each other. So Angel Gabriel has other tasks to do than to visit people.
Besides, Angels are not restricted by Earthly matter. Blanket or no blanket, wall or no wall, door or no door will not restrict angel or devil from coming to your room.
The blanket you want to put over the images is not for the angels...it is for you and for humans around you. It is for you so that you do not pray towards these images...or...during your prayer to prevent thatfor others it appears like you praying towards those images.

I do not know about the dog. I did heard that Angels won't come nearby you if there is a dog around...so if you are not attached to the dog, I suggest you give it away...or back to your parents. If you cannot get rid of the dog, then try to find at least a room where the dog is not allowed to come. use that room to pray.
I do not have better advise for you than this...sorry.

Besides, sorry to say this, but I think your mother needs some education on responsibility herself. You do not buy someone a dog just to teach him something about responsibility. a dog is a living creature, not some experimenting material.
 
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The hadith refers to Angels of Mercy who are with believers when they are in their salah and also say ameen in our sura fathiha, so they do not enter a room with a picture or a Dog is seen in hadith.

But angels of torment or Israeil AS or such Angels who plucks Souls will come to any one even if he has a million pictures or images , not to forget the account recording angels Munkar, Nakir are always with us writing our virtues and sins.

Its said Gibraeil AS ascends on important occasions like laylatul Qadr . Allah knows the best.
 
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But why they don’t come when there’s a picture or dog? Do they hate dogs? Because, they are also living things.
 
Oooo, I think I understand.

If I have my dog in my house, because, I’d like to have a pet to be my companion, then the angels of mercy will come as long as, I keep the dog out from the place where I start to pray, and the good deeds will not be diminished. But, if I keep my dog in the place where I start to pray, then the angels of mercy will not come to my house and, one good deed will be canceled just because I let my dog near me while I’m praying. Am I right?
 
Your situation is a tough one.. I would tell you to get rid of the dog, and the pictures immediately, but it is also important to keep your mother happy in Islam so I don't know how to strike a balanced approach here...

Firstly, don't let the dog lick you, and you shouldn't pet it except on its head (where it can't lick itself), 2ndly try to have a room or a corner for prayer, which your dog cannot reach, and lastly makes lots of dua

P.S keep covering the photos if you can't get rid of them or transport them to another room, because it is shirk, and shirk is the biggest sin in islam. may allah protect us
 
Shirk?? I didn’t know that, I always thought that shirk is one someone associate anything or anybody with God, and that is shirk. But, pictures? I pray where I cannot look at the pictures, because they are separated, not in front of me, and I haven’t been disturbed because of them, because I keep them away, and I hame made a statue for the first time in my life, and I felt proud of this success that I managed to accomplish it, but it wasn’t as I expected to be, because, I wanted to make a statue of a Roman emperor or, I don’t know what kind of statue, but anyway, few days later, my work has been ruined and turned as a ruin, and then I kept for several days later hoping that I can fix it, but, unfortunately, I wasn’t able to fix it, and I had this statue in front of me, then, I started to pray, and when I started to have bad thoughts that I pray to the statue, I immediately, remove it from my face, and I have begun to pray normally, without being de concentrated by something. Ooo, now I know why God has said: Those who makes an image will be Punished severely, because so that we won’t get deconcentrated during the prayer, and to focus clearly, maybe that’s why. And besides that, I had no intention of imitating God, because, simply, I have no power to imitate Him, and to me to imitate Him, it’s extremely impossible, to imitate Him, and I wound’d have any intention to imitate Him nor to pray anyone besides Him. I will always pray to God as Muslim do, and I would never ever pray to anyone except to Him.
 
ahmed.younes said:
You're a troll aren't you. Don't you have anything better to do?
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What??? What do you mean by “don’t you have anything better to do?” What? I can’t ask about Islam?? Is this bad to ask about Islam? And, I am not a troll, what makes you think “I’m a troll”? Of course, I’m not a troll.... if I can’t ask about Islam, then why everyone is asking about Islam, and I can’t ask??
 
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Nitro Zeus said:
Oooo, I think I understand.

If I have my dog in my house, because, I’d like to have a pet to be my companion, then the angels of mercy will come as long as, I keep the dog out from the place where I start to pray, and the good deeds will not be diminished. But, if I keep my dog in the place where I start to pray, then the angels of mercy will not come to my house and, one good deed will be canceled just because I let my dog near me while I’m praying. Am I right?
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Partly.

Your whole house is a sanctuary for you, your parents, your family, guests - but not dogs. Dogs are impure creatures - The saliva of a dog is impure. The dog will lick its private parts and then attempt to lick other parts of your home, which basically make your whole home impure because your home is one place comprised of chambers. The Angels of Mercy will not visit a place which is impure.

What is permissible is - putting a dog in a kennel outside the home. And only then, if it is absolutely necessary for your protection!!!

Here are a few advices about dogs in Islam:

[FONT=wf_segoe-ui_light]Islam forbids Muslims to keep dogs, and the punishment for that is that the one who does that loses one or two qiraats from his hasanaat (good deeds) each day. An exception has been made in the case of keeping dogs for hunting, guarding livestock and guarding crops.

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever keeps a dog, except a dog for herding, hunting or farming, one qiraat will be deducted from his reward each day.” Narrated by Muslim, 1575.

It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever keeps a dog, except a dog for herding livestock or a dog that is trained for hunting, two qiraats will be deducted from his reward each day.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5163; Muslim, 1574.

Is it permissible to keep a dog to guard houses?

Al-Nawawi said:

There is a difference of opinion as to whether it is permissible to keep dogs for purposes other than these three, such as for guarding houses and roads. The most correct view is that it is permissible, by analogy with these three and based on the reason that is to be understood from the hadeeth, which is necessity. End quote.
Sharh Muslim, 10/236

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

Based on this, if a house is in the middle of the city there is no need to keep a dog to guard it, so keeping a dog for this purpose in such situations is haraam and is not permitted, and it detracts one or two qiraats from a person’s reward every day. They should get rid of this dog and not keep it. But if the house is in the countryside and there is no one else around, then it is permissible to keep a dog to guard the house and the people who are in it; guarding the members of the household is more important than guarding livestock or crops. End quote.

Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 4/246

[/FONT][FONT=wf_segoe-ui_light]So, if it's not necessary that you have a dog, then it's better that you don't! Because it would be haraam!


Secondly:

With regard to the words of the questioner, “keeping a dog is naajis”. This is not exactly correct, because the najaasah (impurity) is not in the dog itself, rather it is in its saliva when it drinks from a vessel. If a person touches a dog or a dog touches him, that does not mean that he has to purify himself, whether with soil or water. But if a dog drinks from his vessel, then he has to throw away the water and wash it seven times with water and the eighth time with soil, if he wants to use it. If he makes it just for the dog then he does not have to purify it.

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The purification of the vessel of one of you, if a dog licks it, is to wash it seven times, the first time with soil.” Nararted by Muslim, 279.

And according to another report by Muslim (280): “If a dog licks the vessel of one of you, let him wash it seven times and rub it with soil the eighth time.”

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

With regard to dogs, there are three views among the scholars:

1 – That they are taahir (pure), even their saliva. This is the view of Maalik.

2 – That they are naajis (impure), even their hair. This is the view of al-Shaafa’i and is one of the two views narrated from Ahmad.3 – Their hair is taahir but their saliva is naajis. This is the view of Abu Haneefah and of Ahmad in the other report narrated from him. This is the most correct view (3rd view). So if the wetness of the dog’s hair gets onto one’s garment or body, that does not make it naajis. End quote.

Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 21/530.

Elsewhere he said:

That is because the basic principle is that substances are taahir, and it is not permissible to regard anything as naajis or haraam without evidence, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“while He has explained to you in detail what is forbidden to you, except under compulsion of necessity?”

[al-An’aam 6:119]

“And Allaah will never lead a people astray after He has guided them until He makes clear to them as to what they should avoid”

[al-Tawbah 9:115]

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The purification of the vessel of one of you, if a dog licks it, is to wash it seven times, the first time with soil” – and in another hadeeth, “If a dog licks a vessel…” All of the ahaadeeth mention licking only; they do not mention any other part of the dog, regarding them as naajis is based only on analogy.

Moreover, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) granted a concession allowing people to keep dogs for hunting, herding and farming. The one who keeps them must touch the wetness of their hair, just as happens in the case of mules, donkeys, etc. To suggest that their hair is naajis when touching them cannot be avoided could impose undue hardship, which is not what the Lawgiver intended for this ummah.

Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 21/217, 218

To be on the safe side it is better, if a person touches a dog and there is something wet on his hand, or if there is something wet on the dog, to wash his hand seven times, one of which should be with soil. Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said:

With regard to touching this dog, if there is no wetness then it does not make the hand naajis, but if he touches it and there is any wetness, then this means that the hand becomes naajis according to the view of many scholars, and the hand must be washed after that seven times, one of which should be with soil. End quote.

[/FONT]Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 11/246.[FONT=wf_segoe-ui_light]

You have to ask, is it worth this ??? the answer for any sane God fearing person is No! Better to avoid dogs altogether!

Thirdly:

With regard to the way in which purification from the najaasah of a dog is to be done,

What must be done is to wash off the najaasah of a dog seven times, one of which should be with soil. If soil is available then it must be used, and nothing else will do. If no soil is available, then there is nothing wrong with using some other cleaning agent such as soap.

Fourthly:

The diseases that people may get as the result of going against sharee’ah by kissing dogs or drinking from their vessels before purifying them are many, such as pasturella which is a bacterial disease, the cause of which exists naturally in the respiratory systems of humans and animals, but under certain circumstances this germ can invade the body and cause disease.

Another of these diseases is a parasitic disease that affects the intestines of humans and animals, and usually affects the liver and lungs, the abdominal cavity and the rest of the body.

This disease is caused by tapeworms, which are small worms 2-9 millimeters long, which are formed of three sections, a head and a neck; the head has four suckers.

The adult worms live in the intestines of their hosts, such as dogs, cats, crows and wolves.

This disease is transmitted to human who love dogs, when they kiss them or drink from their vessels.

See: Amraad al-hayawaanaat allati tuseeb al-insaan (Animal diseases that affect humans) by Dr. ‘Ali Ismaa’eel ‘Ubayd al-Snaafi.

Conclusion:

It is not permissible to keep dogs except for hunting or guarding livestock and crops, and it is permissible to keep them for guarding houses so long as that is outside the city and that there is no other means of guarding the house. The Muslim should not imitate the kuffaar by running with the dog or touching its mouth and kissing it, which causes many diseases.

Praise be to Allaah for this pure and perfect sharee’ah, which came to set people’s spiritual and worldly affairs straight, but most people do not realize.

And Allaah knows best.

For more info: [/FONT]https://islamqa.info/en/69840
 
Oh, so the angels of mercy will come as long as I clean after my dog and put him somewhere? And after I clean myself from saliva before the prayer starts? And only when the prayer is over, then I can let my dog in? But the only thing is, it is not preferable to keep it as a pet? Because, I really love my dog, and I do take a good care of it, and when the praying time has come, then I move him away from the place I pray and this is after I have cleaned the area and myself from saliva and so on. Because, I try to decipher the meaning of what Quran is telling. Will I also get rewarded if I do take care of my dog? Because, I feel he is part from my family, and when he is hearted, I give him a hug, and if he is sick, I take him to the doctor to cure him, and I do many good things for him, I treat him as if he is part from my family. And, I try to teach him the important things which every dog should know.
 
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Nitro Zeus said:
My Christian mother bought me a dog so that I can learn to have responsibilities while she thinks that I’m not responsible. So in that case will the angels come to my house if I have a dog with this condition?Oh, and I have a picture of Jesus Christ in my room and a mother picture of mother Marie, and a picture of myself of when I was baby, but still I do not worship non of these pictures, in fact, I do not worship no one and nothing except God Almighty. And I did not decided to buy this pictures, it was in my room, I guess before I was born. So, in my case will angels of mercy will enter my room? And I can simply put a cover on these pictures as if I put the blanket on me? I’m thinking like this because, if I cover them as I cover myself before I go to sleep, then the angels will not be able to see if there’s a picture or not, this my strategy how call the angels to my room. What should I do with these pictures? Shall I simply give to someone? Or, to put a cover to them as I cover myself with a blanket before going to sleep? And do they( angels) come to my room, if I have this dog as pet with condition of learning to be responsible? And, does angel Gabriel visits everyone’s house and visit ever single person just like he visited prophet Muhammad?Because, my wish is, to come all angels in my house and do they even protect me from devil?I mean, do they( angels) kick devil’s ass out from my house?Out of curiosity.
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Angels of mercy don't come in if you have dog or pictures. Blanket trick doesn't work on angels, bro
 
When Gabriel said to prophet Muhammad that they(angels) don’t come a house where it is images and a dog, is that actually the command of God to be like this?
 
I say get rid of the pictures of Mary/Jesus and let the dog be outside or at least confined to a screened in porch.
 
crimsontide06 said:
I say get rid of the pictures of Mary/Jesus and let the dog be outside or at least confined to a screened in porch.
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That´s a good advice but note this is not his own house but his parent´s house. How to force parents to get rid of pictures if they don´t agree? Isn´t it just better to move out and keep his own house without pictures and dogs?
 
sister herb said:
That´s a good advice but note this is not his own house but his parent´s house. How to force parents to get rid of pictures if they don´t agree? Isn´t it just better to move out and keep his own house without pictures and dogs?
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I agree with Sister herb, buy what if I move the picture of Jesus Christ and other pictures of me when I was small to another room and when the prayer comes, then I should take the dog outside from the room and start praying and then I can let him in? Or, it is better to give the dog to someone else? Will the angles come to my room if they will see that I have removed all pictures with me and picture of Jesus Christ? I have drawn also other things in past e.g. a picture about how the day of Judgment is on ancient Egypt and how they used to believe in it, and I have also drawn the face of Trump and other things. Do I have to throw them into the garbage? Because, it is my work and I’d like to keep them as a memory so that I can show to my future children what I have drawn in past. And plus, I’d like to keep these pictures that I made it, so that later can have a great value so that I may sale them and make some good money.
 

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