It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that Jibreel (peace be upon him) had promised the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to come at a fixed time, but he was delayed. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went outside, Jibreel (peace be upon him) was standing at the door. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: I kept waiting for you according to your promise. Sayyiduna Jibreel (peace be upon him) said: There is a dog in the house, and we do not enter a house in which there is a dog or a picture. In fact, there was a puppy under the bed of Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered it to be taken out, so it was taken out. Then, when morning came, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the killing of dogs, and they began to be killed.

Mawla of the Messenger, Sayyiduna Abu Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: O Abu Rafi’! Kill every dog in Madinah. He says: I found some Ansari women at a place called Surain near Baqi’, and they had a dog with them. They said: O Abu Rafi’! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) has sent our men to war, and after Allah, this dog protects us. By Allah! Because of the fear of this dog, no man dares to come near us until one of us gets up and drives the dog away. Go and inform the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) of all this. So Sayyiduna Abu Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) informed the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) of what they had said, but he (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: O Abu Rafi’! Kill that dog; Allah, the Exalted, Himself will protect those women.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him), who says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered me to kill dogs, so I went out to kill them. Whenever I saw a dog, I would kill it. There was a dog circling around a house; when I was about to kill it, a person from inside the house called out to me and said: O servant of Allah! What do you intend to do? I said: I want to kill this dog. The woman said: I live in this wilderness (which is a cause of loss and destruction), and this dog wards off wild beasts from me, and because of it I get to know about those coming and going. Therefore, go to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and inform him of this matter. So I went to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of this, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) still ordered me to kill that dog.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the killing of the dogs of Madinah Munawwarah. Sayyiduna Ibn Umm Maktum (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "My house is far from the settlement and I have a dog that guards it." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted him permission for a few days, but then ordered that this dog also be killed.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the killing of dogs (and we began to kill dogs) to the extent that we even killed the dog of a woman who came from the villages.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the killing of dogs with wide eyes.

Sayyiduna Hasan Basri (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) says: I was present at the sermon of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), and in his sermon, he ordered the killing of dogs and the slaughtering of pigeons.