Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "A woman was punished because of a cat (here the narrator is unsure of the word used for the cat). The woman tied it up until it died; she did not let it go so that the cat could eat something from the earth by itself. Because of this deed, Hell became binding upon that woman."
Ahmad recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Ibn Lahi'ah, who is hasan al-hadith (fair in narration), though there is weakness in him; the remaining narrators of this narration are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب التوبة / 17466
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ حسن
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