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My mother dropped a packet of chocolate on the floor where dogs are usually walking, laying and urinating. She then picked up the packet from the floor. Would the packet and her hand become impure as a result? If so, how can she purify them?
Seyed Ali Shobayri

Bismillah, 

Asalamu Alaykom, 

If you are 100% sure that the chocolate packet touched a part of the floor that definitely became najjs, and that the chocolate packet had moisture on it, then yes it would be najis. This would easy to purify as you could merely put the packet under a tap or just remove the chocolates. If however the floor was dry and so was the packet, then it isn't najis. 
 

May Allah grant you success 
Can a vet do Wudhu and pray on time while being in a state of impurity due to handling of dogs or does he have to wait to get back home and bathe and pray all the Qadha namaz together?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Touching any Najis item including dogs or its urine etc does need Ghusl at all. You need to wash the part which touched the Najis item with water, then perform Wudhu and pray. It is a sinful act to delay performing the Prayer till it's time goes. Performing the Qadha namaz will not omit the sin of not praying within the time of the prayer.

You must perform your Namaz within its time under any circumstance.

Wassalam.
Is it permissible to have dog as a pet? Why are there different opinions on this matter from various scholars?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Yes it is permissible to have a dog as a pet but you must be careful as it is an impure animal (Najis) like pig and you should not let it make your clothes or plates or home items impure (Najis).

If you want to keep a dog as a pet, keeping a dog in your garden to guard your house or garden is allowed as well, and it has no risk of making your home items as impure.

Wassalam.
As dogs aren't allowed to be kept at home, why are we allowed to use them for hunting?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

In Islam, the two animals pig and dog are najis. There is no exemption for pig, but in regards to dog, one is able to own a dog if it is used for hunting, a Sheppard dog, or for security. In any of these cases, the dog is still najis and related ahkam stay relevant to it. One can keep a dog, but must observe all aspects of taharah/najasah regarding it. 

And Allah knows best.