It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to come to the houses of the Ansar, and there were other houses besides them, but he did not come to them. This was hard on them, so they said: O Messenger of Allah! You go to the houses of so-and-so, but you do not come to our house. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is a dog in your house." They said: But in their houses there is a cat. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The cat is also a beast of prey." (b) Abu Ahmad bin Adi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Isa bin al-Musayyib is salih (acceptable) in what he narrates. (c) Al-Hafiz Ali bin Umar (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Isa bin al-Musayyib is salih al-hadith (acceptable in hadith).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الطهارة / 1188