Animals and Pets

• Is it permissible to raise a fierce guard dog in a house located in a remote area close to refugee camps, in order to deter aggressors and protect family and property? And is this considered following concessions, given that there is a difference of opinion among scholars regarding the ruling on raising dogs?
• Is the dog impure, is it permissible to keep dogs, and what is the wisdom behind the presence of a dog with the Companions of the Cave? Did the Prophet keep a cat? And is a black dog or a black cat a devil? And what is the ruling on killing a black dog?
• What is the ruling on raising dogs in apartments?
• Is it permissible to keep a dog in the backyard for protection against thieves and drunkards, knowing that keeping dogs is forbidden?
• What are the reasons for the dislike of raising dogs in the home, and do they have health risks for humans?
• Is the odor resulting from raising sheep considered a nuisance to neighbors, knowing that the sheep are brought into their shelter only at night for protection from theft, and the shelter is washed weekly or bi-weekly?
• Is it permissible to sell and buy pets, such as cats, and is it permissible to name them with human names?
• Do pets enter Paradise with their owners on the Day of Judgment, and has anything regarding this been mentioned in the Sunnah?
• What is the ruling on keeping tropical gecko species as pets at home?
• What is the ruling on selling dog food, and what is the ruling on raising dogs for guarding homes?
• What is the ruling on opening an online store to sell food, supplies, and accessories for pets, given that the food may contain animal products from unknown sources (possibly pork or carrion), and that the supplies include cages, collars, and other items?
• What is the Islamic ruling on keeping wolves and foxes as pets after taming them and coexisting with them?
• Is it permissible to raise dogs to train them for guarding, and then rent or sell them to perform guarding duties?