Angels do not accompany a group of travelers who have a dog or a bell with them
Narrator in the source: Abu Hurayrah reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah say:
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Angels do not accompany a group of travelers who have a dog or a bell with them."- Grade in the source
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- HadeethEnc · 8951 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا تَصْحَبُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ رُفْقَةً فِيهَا كَلْبٌ وَلَا جَرَسٌ».Understand this hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that angels do not accompany a group of people on a journey if they have with them a dog or a bell hung on animals and makes a sound when moving.
Lessons from the hadith
- It is prohibited to keep or accompany a dog except a dog kept for hunting or guarding.
- Angels who refrain from such a company are the angels of mercy, however, the protecting angels never leave the slaves in residence or travel.
- The bell is prohibited because it is one of the devil's musical instruments and it resembles the Christians' bell.
- A Muslim must be keen on avoiding whatever keeps the angels far away from him.
References (original Arabic)
صحيح مسلم (3/ 1672) (2113). نزهة المتقين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (2/ 1156). كنوز رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (20/ 67). بهجة الناظرين، لسليم الهلالي (3/ 188). كشف المشكل من حديث الصحيحين، لابن عثيمين (3/ 564). شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين (6/ 431). شرح النووي على مسلم (14/ 95).