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Adapted for children from an authentic Hadith
Transmitted by Abu Hurayrah

by (Anne Stephens) Khadeijah A. Darwish



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THE THIRSTY DOG

Prophet Muhammad, praise and veneration be upon him, told his
companions that they must not keep a dog as a pet, but they could,
however, keep one as a guard dog or for some other useful purpose
outside the house.

"Why?" you may ask, well a dog is unclean and has a lot of germs
especially in its saliva, and we all know how much dogs like to lick their
owners. The Angel Gabriel told the Prophet, praise and peace be upon