مسند الحميدي
Musnad al-Humaydi
Hadiths of Abu Qatadah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadith Number 434
Hadith 434
434 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ امْرَأَةً أَظُنُّهَا امْرَأَةَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ - يَشُكُّ سُفْيَانُ - أَنَّ أَبَا قَتَادَةَ كَانَ يَأْتِيهِمْ فَيَتَوَضَّأُ عِنْدَهُمْ فَيُصْغِي الْإِنَاءَ لِلْهِرِّ فَيَشْرَبُ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ عَنْ سُؤْرِهَا فَقَالَ: " إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ بِنَجَسٍ فَقَالَ: «إِنَّهَا مِنَ الطَّوَّافِينَ وَالطَّوَّافَاتِ عَلَيْكُمْ»
The wife of Abdullah bin Abu Qatadah narrates: Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) came to her, and he wanted to perform ablution at her place, so she poured her vessel towards a cat, and the cat drank water from it. We asked him about the leftover water of the cat, so he informed us: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has told us that it is not impure. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is one of those animals that move about among you in your homes."
