What is the ruling on working with police dogs and how does one perform ritual purification (ghusl) after touching them?
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It is permissible to work in training police dogs and to use them for detecting drugs and crimes, because owning dogs is permissible for a benefit and utility that is no less than the utility mentioned in the , such as hunting and guarding livestock and crops. The benefit of training dogs to detect crimes surpasses these benefits and protects society from the harm of evildoers.
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