Islam Hates Dog and Loves Cat, Is That True?

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“I am a non-Muslim and I am a dog lover. But my Muslim friends, or Muslim people whom I see a lot in the media, tend to adore cats and seem to think dogs are disgusting creatures.”

Oh my friends who are loved by Allah, I may understand why such an assumption occurs. Let’s have a warm discussion.

Dear friends, it is necessary to know that whether cats, dogs, monkeys, pigs, or even ants, are all Allah’s creations. Everything on earth should be held dear as long as they do not disturb us.

Prophet Muhammad said:
“Love whoever is on this earth, surely you will be loved by those in the sky.” (Bukhari)

In fact, he said:
“God curses those who make the living things as a shooting target.” (T&M)

And finally he said:
“In everyone who has a wet heart there is reward.” (Al-Hadith)

The wet heart here is a very beautiful and poetic term which is applied to every animate being. If we do good to them, InshaAllah, we will be rewarded. That is the meaning of his words.

Coming back to dogs which are animals that every Muslim is said to avoid, why is that? Why don’t Muslims pet dogs? Why is it as if Muslims are disgusted by dogs and prefer cats?

My dear friend, when there are accusations, or indeed a Muslim looks like they hate dogs, please just think again, why would anyone even hate cute little creatures like this?

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See? I am Muslim, but they are so cute. Cuteness overload!

So back to the question, “Why don’t Muslims want to pet dogs?”

Friends, actually we, Muslims, have never been forbidden or haram to pet dogs. Just… not recommended. Why? Of course because dogs are intelligent creatures! Even dogs are reliable for hunting things and so easy to train.

In conclusion, for us who are Muslims, dogs are not recommended to be a pet, maybe we are worried that the intelligence of dogs will be wasted if they are not trained. Hence, as an alternative, Islam replaces animals to pet, they are cats. Even though cats are not as smart as dogs, they are reliable enough to be pets.

See… cats are also so cute aren’t they?

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The Prophet Muhammad also said that it is permissible to pet dogs if they are intended for hunting or as guard dogs.

Then why are Muslims disgusted and avoid dogs?

Actually we never disgusted by dogs, it’s just that their saliva is najis (an unclean thing), we have to wash them seven times in between with a bunch of pure soil so that the dog saliva bacteria can be cleaned optimally. That is all.

We don’t really understand why Allah made dog saliva unclean, maybe because dogs are hunting animals, their saliva can help kill animals faster? We still don’t know, hopefully a Muslim genius will solve this mystery.

In essence, Allah is the Most Good and Most Considering. We can only have a positive thought to Him.


Or do we really avoid dogs because maybe the dogs we mostly encounter are stray dogs so most of us are afraid of being chased and bitten? Friends, I bet you too right?

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