Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) "forbade eating a cat and taking its price." Imam Abu Dawud (may Allah have mercy on him) recorded in his Sunan, through the chain of Abdur Razzaq, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) "forbade the price of a cat."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب البيوع / 11037
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:مصنف عبدالرزاق 8748، و المجم الاؤسط 4529
Hadith Takhrij«مصنف عبدالرزاق 8748، و المجم الاؤسط 4529»