Question:
Assalamu ‘alaykum.
Is it permissible to have bought a protection trained dog if kept outside and well taken care of with a heated dog house etc., even if you don’t feel unsafe and want it as a precaution for my family and me?
Answer:
Wa ‘alaykum assalam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh.
I pray you are well.
In general, guard dogs are permitted when there is a need – even in the house. However, angels do not enter places where dogs are kept. Keeping one’s dog outside the house would be better as a precaution. (Nahlawi, al Durar al Mubaha) If you do get one treat it well, and you’ll be rewarded for doing so.
https://seekersguidance.org/answers/hanafi-fiqh/do-guard-dogs-repel-angels-of-mercy/
May Allah grant you the best of both worlds.
[Shaykh] Abdul-Rahim
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani