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92. Humaidah bint 'Ubaid bin Rifā'ah narrated: "Kabshah bint Ka'b bin Mālik – she was (married) with Ibn Abī Qatādah – narrated that Abū Qatādah visited her, [so she said:] 'So I poured water for him to use for Wudu'.' She said: 'A cat came to drink, so he lowered the container until it drank.' Kabshah said: 'So he saw me looking at it and said, "O my niece! Are you surprised at that?" So I said yes. He said: "Indeed Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said: 'It is not impure, it is only one of those who roam around among you.''" (Sahih)
[And some of them have reported it from Mālik: "And she was with Abū Qatādah." But what is correct is "Ibn Abī Qatādah."]
He said: There are narrations on this topic from 'Aishah and Abū Hurairah.
Abū 'Eisā said: This Hadith is Hasan Sahih
And it is the opinion of most of the scholars among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ, the Tābi'īn, and those after them, like Ash-Shāfi'i,
Ahmad, and Ishāq. They did not see any harm in the leftover from a cat drinking.
And this is the best thing (reported) on this topic.
Mālik has done very well with this Hadīth, from Ishāq bin ‘Abdullāh bin Abī Ṭalḥah, no one has narrated it in such a complete manner as Mālik did.
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Commentary
On the basis of this Hadīth the leftover of a cat is pure. However, some people, personally, dislike the leftover of a cat; it is said to be harmful medically too.
