Keeping a dog without need: a qirat lost each day

اقتناء الكلب لغير حاجة: قيراط ينقص كل يوم

Whoever keeps a dog loses a qirat from his deeds each day, except a dog for farming or herding, in Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him)'s narration Sahih al-Bukhari 2322 — a qirat lost from the reward each day; in Ibn Umar's narration it is two qirats, with the hunting and herding dog excepted Sahih al-Bukhari 5481 — a qirat lost from the reward each day. It is an example of a counter that runs the other way: a daily deduction from the balance rather than a bad deed written, and the ledger shows both narrations as they came.