Lebanese artist: “The dog’s talk is unclean and contradicts the Qur’an.” The Mufti of Egypt resolves the controversy

The retired Lebanese artist, Amal Hijazi, sparked a wide wave of controversy on social media platforms after her words regarding the uncleanness of dogs.

Hijazi posted, through her account on Facebook, a picture of a dog, and commented on it: "A hadith that a dog is unclean is contrary to the Holy Qur'an.

She added, "He is also not unclean, as he is one of God's creatures, and God does not create anything unclean, but his meat may be harmful to health because it contains a germ that can destroy a person."

She continued: “As for the dog, he mentioned it in Surat Al-Kahf as being a friend of the Companions of the Cave. He also mentioned to us that we should eat what was caught (with its mouth), so how could it be impure? This is completely contrary to the Qur’an, and I personally am against any hadith that contradicts the Book of God. This is an opinion that you like or do not like. This is my new friend.



The wide controversy caused by Hegazy prompted the Dar al-Ifta to express its opinion on this matter, and the Grand Mufti of the Republic of Egypt, Dr. Shawki Allam, resolved the controversy over the ruling on raising dogs in the house and whether they are impure and does it invalidate ablution or not?, stressing that the Dar al-Iftaa fatwas that the dog is pure, Everything in it is pure according to the Maliki school of thought adopted by the Egyptian Dar al-Ifta, pointing out that this opinion, which is pursued by the Dar al-Ifta, is contrary to the opinion of the majority of scholars who believe that dogs are indeed unclean.

He stressed that there is nothing wrong with coexisting with the dog and worshiping its Lord, adding: “If she performs ablution and saliva comes from the dog on her body and clothes, and she wants to pray, there is nothing wrong with her.” It does not mean that it is an unclean animal, as the Malikis see.

It is reported that Hijazi retired from art in 2017.

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