Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ أَبِي خِدَاشٍ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ يَا أَبَا رَافِعٍ اقْتُلْ كُلَّ كَلْبٍ بِالْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ فَوَجَدْتُ نِسْوَةً مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ بِالصَّوْرَيْنِ مِنْ الْبَقِيعِ لَهُنَّ كَلْبٌ فَقُلْنَ يَا أَبَا رَافِعٍ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ أَغْزَى رِجَالَنَا وَإِنَّ هَذَا الْكَلْبَ يَمْنَعُنَا بَعْدَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ مَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَأْتِيَنَا حَتَّى تَقُومَ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَّا فَتَحُولَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهُ فَاذْكُرْهُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَكَرَهُ أَبُو رَافِعٍ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا رَافِعٍ اقْتُلْهُ فَإِنَّمَا يَمْنَعُهُنَّ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.
English Translation
Rawh narrated to us: Ibn Jurayj narrated to us: al-Abbas ibn Abi Khidash informed me from al-Fadl ibn Ubaydullah ibn Abi Rafi', from Abu Rafi', that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "O Abu Rafi', kill every dog in Medina." He said: So I found some women of the Ansar at al-Sawrayn in al-Baqi' who had a dog. They said, "O Abu Rafi', the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, has sent our men out on expeditions, and this dog protects us, after Allah - by Allah, no one can come to us without a woman among us standing to come between him and it. So mention this to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him." So Abu Rafi' mentioned it to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, "O Abu Rafi', kill it, for it is Allah, Mighty and Majestic, alone who protects them."