The Book of Purification and its Sunnah · Ablution with water left over by a cat and the concession in that
Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَجِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " الْهِرَّةُ لاَ تَقْطَعُ الصَّلاَةَ لأَنَّهَا مِنْ مَتَاعِ الْبَيْتِ " .
English translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Cats do not invalidate the prayer, because they are one of the things that are useful in the house."
It was narrated from Kabshah bint Ka'b, who was married to one of the sons of Ab Qatadah, that:
She poured water for Abu Qatadah to perform ablution. A cat came and drank the water, and he tilted the vessel for it. She s…
It was narrated that 'Aishah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and I used to perform ablution from a single vessel, when the cat had drunk from it beforehand."