(Please forgive me for cross-posting this. I initially posted it in the Brothers only area but upon retrospect I figure there's no reason to keep it just to brothers, and besides, that forum is kinda...well, not visited very often)
Asalaamu alaikum my brothers and sisters in Islam...
What would you do....
I've met a sister who would be a perfect wife for me...we've met and talked several times, we've found compromises on all our differences but one....she has a dog. She says she follows the sunnah that says that its permissible to own a dog for protection.
Her dog is a 4 lb poodle.
I told her that in order to follow that sunnah the dog is to be kept outside. I told her the hadith about angels not visiting a house with pictures or a dog inside. I would hate to turn away something that otherwise is almost perfect for me, but I'm not sure how to compromise on this. My masjid is without a shaykh (well, a full time one) so I'm not sure who to turn to on this.
Any advice?
Thanks in advance
Daniel
Asalaamu alaikum my brothers and sisters in Islam...
What would you do....
I've met a sister who would be a perfect wife for me...we've met and talked several times, we've found compromises on all our differences but one....she has a dog. She says she follows the sunnah that says that its permissible to own a dog for protection.
Her dog is a 4 lb poodle.
I told her that in order to follow that sunnah the dog is to be kept outside. I told her the hadith about angels not visiting a house with pictures or a dog inside. I would hate to turn away something that otherwise is almost perfect for me, but I'm not sure how to compromise on this. My masjid is without a shaykh (well, a full time one) so I'm not sure who to turn to on this.
Any advice?
Thanks in advance
Daniel