the price of a dog, so if he comes asking for it, fill his palm with dust." Narrated by Abu Dawud. (4) Also, it is an animal whose possession is forbidden except in a state of need, so it resembles a pig, or it is an animal that is impure in its essence (najis al-'ayn), so it resembles a pig. As for their hadith, Ahmad said: This is from al-Hasan ibn Abi Ja'far, and he is weak. Al-Daraqutni said: The authentic view is that it is stopped (mawquf) at Jabir. Al-Tirmidhi said: The chain of narration for this hadith is not sound. It has also been narrated from Abu Hurayrah, (5) and it is not sound either. It is possible that he meant: 'and no hunting dog,' and the language has come with such usage. The poet said:

And every brother his brother will part with... by your father's life, except for the Farqadan (the two stars) (6)

Meaning: 'and the two Farqadan.' Furthermore, this hadith is an argument against the one who permits the sale of other than a hunting dog.

Section: Its leasing is not permitted. Ahmad stated this explicitly. This is also the view of some of the companions of al-Shafi'i. Some of them said: It is permitted, because it is a permissible benefit, so compensation for it is permitted, like the benefit of donkeys. Our argument is that it is an animal whose sale is forbidden due to its vileness, so its leasing is forbidden, like a pig. Their analogy is invalidated by the stud fee of a male animal; for it is a permissible benefit, yet leasing it is not permitted. Furthermore, the permissibility of benefiting from it does not make its sale permissible, so the same applies to its leasing. Additionally, its benefit is not guaranteed in the case of usurpation (ghasb); for if a usurper were to seize it for a period, he would not be obligated to provide compensation for that, so it is not permitted to take compensation for it in a lease, like the benefit of a pig.