On the Price of a Cat

Hazrat Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) did not consider there to be any harm in the price of a cat.

Hazrat Mujahid and Hazrat Tawus (may Allah be pleased with them) considered it disliked to sell a cat, to eat its meat, and to benefit from its skin.

Hazrat Shu’bah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I asked Hazrat Hakam and Hazrat Hammad about the price of a cat. He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: There is no harm in it.

Hazrat Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) said regarding the person who bought a cat: He said, "There is no harm in buying it, but for the seller, its price is disliked."

It was asked from Hazrat Ata (may Allah have mercy on him), so he said: There is no harm in it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the price of a cat.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) considered it undesirable to sell a cat and receive its price.

22858 - From Abu al-Zubayr (from Jabir) (1) that they both disliked the price of a cat (2).