With the greatest of respects, would someone please point me to a quote from the Qur'an which states that dogs are Haram? I would like to understand why exactly a dog is Haram, if in fact it actually is. All I could find was this:
"Having a dog cannot be considered as Haram but it is Makruh, which means that it is better not to have one unless it is for guarding, for herding, or for any similar need or use. It is very important to realize that the angels do not enter the room where there is a dog, but it is still not haram to have it there."
There are also several articles written regarding dogs in Islam at this site http://www.islamicconcern.com/dogs.asp all of which state it is not Haram to own a dog.
If this is the case then surely there is no religious or legal reason as to why she couldn't keep a dog in her garden for the family's protection?
Therefore there would be no reason for the young man and his father to continually force their way into this family's property. So it would purely be trespassing or breaking & entering. This is an arrestable and punishable offence.
The dog should not be brought into this equation. This is a case of a neighbour continually breaking into a family's home. If the neighbours don't like the dog, maybe they should move.
With the greatest of respects, would someone please point me to a quote from the Qur'an which states that dogs are Haram? I would like to understand why exactly a dog is Haram, if in fact it actually is. All I could find was this:
"Having a dog cannot be considered as Haram but it is Makruh, which means that it is better not to have one unless it is for guarding, for herding, or for any similar need or use. It is very important to realize that the angels do not enter the room where there is a dog, but it is still not haram to have it there."
http://www.islamonline.net/livefatwa/english/Browse.asp?hGuestID=54MBSj
There are also several articles written regarding dogs in Islam at this site http://www.islamicconcern.com/dogs.asp all of which state it is not Haram to own a dog.
If this is the case then surely there is no religious or legal reason as to why she couldn't keep a dog in her garden for the family's protection?
Therefore there would be no reason for the young man and his father to continually force their way into this family's property. So it would purely be trespassing or breaking & entering. This is an arrestable and punishable offence.
The dog should not be brought into this equation. This is a case of a neighbour continually breaking into a family's home. If the neighbours don't like the dog, maybe they should move.
Please correct me if I have misunderstood this.