The Book of Domestic Animals

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ الْكِلَابُ مِنْ ضَعَفَةِ الْجِنِّ فَإِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الطَّعَامَ وَ شَيْ‌ءٌ مِنْهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَلْيُطْعِمْهُ أَوْ لِيَطْرُدْهُ فَإِنَّ لَهَا أَنْفُسَ سَوْءٍ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘Dogs are weak Jinns. If one of you eat food and something of it (dog or jinn) is in front of you, feed it or send it away because they have evil souls.’

سُئِلَ عَنِ الْكِلَابِ فَقَالَ كُلُّ أَسْوَدَ بَهِيمٍ وَ كُلُّ أَحْمَرَ بَهِيمٍ وَ كُلُّ أَبْيَضَ بَهِيمٍ فَذَلِكَ خَلْقٌ مِنَ الْكِلَابِ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَ مَا كَانَ أَبْلَقَ فَهُوَ مَسْخٌ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَ الْإِنْسِ.

“Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about dogs. He (the Imam) said, ‘Every dog of one color, all black or all red or all white is a creature of Jinn in the form of dog; but that of spotted colors is a metamorphosed of Jinn and man.’”

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص رَخَّصَ لِأَهْلِ الْقَاصِيَةِ فِي كَلْبٍ يَتَّخِذُونَهُ‌[1].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, granted permission to the people of al-Qasiyah (country side) to keep dogs.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْكَلْبِ السَّلُوقِيِّ قَالَ إِذَا مَسِسْتَهُ فَاغْسِلْ يَدَكَ‌[2].

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the dog from al-Saluqiy (name of a place in Yemen). He (the Imam) said, ‘If you touch it you must then wash your hands.’”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ التَّحْرِيشِ بَيْنَ الْبَهَائِمِ- فَقَالَ كُلُّهُ مَكْرُوهٌ إِلَّا الْكَلْبَ‌[1].

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about instigating animals against each other. He (the Imam) said, ‘All of it is detestable except dogs.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ التَّحْرِيشِ بَيْنَ الْبَهَائِمِ فَقَالَ أَكْرَهُ ذَلِكَ إِلَّا الْكِلَابَ‌[2]. تَمَّ كِتَابُ الدَّوَاجِنِ مِنَ الْكَافِي وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ أَوَّلًا وَ آخِراً وَ يَتْلُوهُ كِتَابُ الْوَصَايَا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ.