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Sunan an-Nasai 68 (Book 1, Hadith 68) #14674
Cats Are Not Impure

SUMMARY: The hadith is about Abu Qatadah's reaction to a cat drinking from the water he was using for wudu. He explained that cats are not considered impure and that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said they are among the animals who go around us.

It was narrated from Kabshah bint Ka'b bin Malik that Abu Qatadah entered upon her, then she narrated the following: "I poured some water from him for Wudu', and a cat came and drank from it, so he tilted the vessel for it to drink". Kabshah said: "He saw me looking at him and said: 'Are you surprised, O daughter of my brother?' I said: 'Yes'. He said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: They are not impure, rather they are among the males and females (animals) who go around among you".
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ حُمَيْدَةَ بِنْتِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ، عَنْ كَبْشَةَ بِنْتِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا قَتَادَةَ، دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ ذَكَرَتْ كَلِمَةً مَعْنَاهَا فَسَكَبْتُ لَهُ وَضُوءًا فَجَاءَتْ هِرَّةٌ فَشَرِبَتْ مِنْهُ فَأَصْغَى لَهَا الإِنَاءَ حَتَّى شَرِبَتْ - قَالَتْ كَبْشَةُ - فَرَآنِي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَتَعْجَبِينَ يَا ابْنَةَ أَخِي فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ بِنَجَسٍ إِنَّمَا هِيَ مِنَ الطَّوَّافِينَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَالطَّوَّافَاتِ
TOPICS
cat  *  impurity  *  animals  *  wudu

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect all living creatures , Be kind & compassionate towards other beings .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about Abu Qatadah's reaction to a cat drinking from the water he was using for wudu. He saw Kabshah looking at him in surprise and asked her if she was surprised, to which she replied yes. He then told her that cats are not considered impure according to what Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said, and that they are among the animals who go around us. This hadith teaches us an important lesson about respecting all living creatures, regardless of their size or species. It also reminds us of our responsibility as Muslims to be kind and compassionate towards all living things, as this is what Allah has commanded us in His holy book, The Quran. We should strive to treat all creatures with respect and kindness so we can be rewarded by Allah on Judgment Day.

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