Those who permitted ablution with the leftover water of a cat

Abu Qilabah said: Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) would tilt the vessel for a cat, and it would drink from it; then he would perform ablution with that same water and say: "It is only one of the household goods."

Kabshah bint Ka'b, the daughter-in-law of Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), said that she was pouring water for Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah to perform ablution when a cat came; it was thirsty, so Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah tilted the vessel for the cat. I began to watch this with surprise, and he said: "Daughter, why are you surprised? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'The cat is not impure; it is an animal that goes round in your homes.'"

Ibn Hakim said: I asked Abu Wa'il about the ruling on a cat's leftover water, and he said: There is no harm in it.

Safiyyah bint Dab said: I asked Sayyiduna Husayn bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) about the ruling on a cat's leftover water, and he said: "It is one of the household."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The cat is one of the household goods.

A man of Madinah narrated that once water for ablution was set out for Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both). A cat put its mouth in that water. When he came to perform ablution, he was told about it, and he said: "The cat is one of the household."

Ibrahim said: "There is no harm in a cat's leftover water."

Muhammad bin Ali said: "There is no harm in performing ablution with what a cat has left over; it is one of the household goods."

Khalid said: Once a cat drank from Abu al-Ala's vessel, and he performed ablution with what it had left over.

Al-Hasan saw no harm in using a cat's leftover water.

Ikrimah said: Whenever water for ablution was set out for Sayyiduna Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) and he was busy with something, and meanwhile a cat came and put its mouth in it, he would perform ablution with that water and pray.

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The cat is one of the household goods.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about what a cat leaves over, and he said: There is no harm in it.

Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The cat is one of those (animals) that go round in the home."

Abu Ishaq said: Once a cat put its mouth in the milk in Alqamah's house. The household wanted to pour that milk away, but Alqamah said: "Pouring it away weighs heavily on my heart!"