Is it permissible to keep a dog outside the house, provided that it does not harm anyone, is not brought into the house, and does not cause any nuisance?
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It is permissible to keep a dog for guarding or hunting, and not for other purposes. Whoever keeps a dog for reasons other than guarding livestock or hunting will have a qirat deducted from his good deeds every day.
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