Is the story, mentioned in the exegesis of Surat Ad-Duha, about the puppy that went under the bed and caused the interruption of revelation — a story described as unacceptable to faith or reason and involving an unknown man in its chain of transmission according to As-Suyuti and Al-Qurtubi — authentic?
A Muslim believes in what has been authentically reported from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and does not subject his intellect to it. Revelation has not ceased, but rather the coming of Jibreel, peace be upon him, was delayed because angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or images. The reason angels refrain from entering a house with a dog is due to dogs frequently eating impurities and their foul odor. Also, angels do not enter a house with a dog as a punishment for its owner, depriving him of the blessings of the angels and their repelling of the devil's harm.
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