Dogs In Islam

 First of all, the thing I want to share is that the Islam has ordered not to keep dogs in home. There are many Hadiths on this topic. The shameful thing is that some people try to find out solution to keep the dogs inside the house, from The Quran or Hadiths. As some people say the hadith that

Bukhari: Volume 4, Book 54, Number 540:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: Allah's Apostle ordered that the dogs should be killed.

In this hadith we should know about the background of this hadith. It should be that the mental or crazy dogs that can harm you, should be killed. We should not set our mind against Islam. Because Islam emphasizes to love with animals that are abused in our society now a days. But it is the truth that dogs are not ordered to keep for just keen or for fighting, because it is cruelty.

Bukhari: Volume 4, Book 54, Number 542:
Narrated Sufyan bin Abi Zuhair Ash-Shani: That he heard Allah's Apostle saying, "If somebody keeps a dog that is neither used for farm work nor for guarding the livestock, he will lose one Qirat (of the reward) of his good deeds everyday."

Bukhari: Volume 4, Book 54, Number 450:
Narrated Salim's father: Once Gabriel promised the Prophet (that he would visit him, but Gabriel did not come) and later on he said, "We, angels, do not enter a house which contains a picture or a dog."

The dogs germs are the most harmful germs in the  world. Dogs should be loved but they are uncleaned. And Muslims are asked to keep themselves neat and clean and also their environment. Because to live clean is  half of the faith of Muslims. If we keep dogs in our houses, they make our utensils dirty.

Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 4, Number 173:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If a dog drinks from the utensil of anyone of you it is essential to wash it seven times."

 It is for the care of yourself. But if we set our minds to keep the dogs just for keen or fighting, so we should know that it is sin. If we don't respect the orders of  Allah's Apostle then we shall not blessed by Allah.
After reading the upper article we understand that the dogs are just animals not our familiar. They are created by Allah for guarding  the livestock or farms or for love.
This is very strange that dogs never catch or hold their prey with their sterile gloves or fangs. They catch or hold their prey with their slavering jaws. If the prey is lawful then it can be eat, because it is not dirty. Some people ask that why we do not wash it for the seven time, they must know that if a lawful thing we catch by hounds is alive then it is clean to eat. It has no germs.

They ask thee (O Muhammad) what is made lawful for them. Say: (all) good things are made lawful for you. And those beasts and birds of prey which ye have trained as hounds are trained, ye teach them that which Allah taught you; so eat of that which they catch for you and mention Allah's name upon it, and observe your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is swift to take account. (Quran 5:4)

If our God is saying to use the food like this then their is nothing else to explain. Because it is order for us and we are not allowed to disobey our God. Dogs are a beautiful creature of God. They fill a beautiful blank space of the nature. The should be loved as a creature of God. Because God loves those who love his creature. We can earn goods by serving the God's creature.

Bukhari: Volume 4, Book 54, Number 538:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "A prostitute was forgiven by Allah, because, passing by a panting dog near a well and seeing that the dog was about to die of thirst, she took off her shoe, and tying it with her head-cover she drew out some water for it. So, Allah forgave her because of that."

Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 4, Number 174:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A man saw a dog eating mud from (the severity of) thirst. So, that man took a shoe (and filled it) with water and kept on pouring the water for the dog till it quenched its thirst. So Allah approved of his deed and made him to enter Paradise." And narrated Hamza bin 'Abdullah: My father said. "During the lifetime of Allah's Apostle, the dogs used to urinate, and pass through the mosques (come and go), nevertheless they never used to sprinkle water on it (urine of the dog.)"

Some people think that these are the (Naooz-u-Billah)  inconsistent  sayings and deeds of Prophet Muhammad, that dogs should be killed or they should be kept only for guarding. Just saying this that I don't believe in this Hadith(no doubt without any investigation or knowing the background of a Hadith)  we get out of the circle of Islam. While using these words for The Prophet Muhammad people forget this thing that He is only one who came to lead us the straight way. He who will follow him  will be succeed in his life and in his eternal life too.