It is narrated from Sayyidah Kabshah bint Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with her), the daughter-in-law of Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), that Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) came to her, so I poured water (in a vessel) for his ablution. (During this) a cat came and began to drink from it. Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) tilted the vessel for the cat until it drank (its fill). Sayyidah Kabshah (may Allah be pleased with her) says that he looked at me (noticing my astonished gaze) and said, "My niece, are you surprised (at this sight)?" She says, I said, "Yes." So he said, "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Indeed, it (the cat) is not impure. It is among those (servants) who go around among you.'"