Abdullah ibn Rafi’ reported: I said to Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, “Why were you nicknamed Abu Huraira?” Abu Huraira said, “I would tend to the sheep of my people and I had a small kitten. I used to place it in a tree at night and during the day I would …
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Abu Qatadah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, cats are not impure, as they meander around you.” Al-Tirmidhi said, “It is the majority opinion of the scholars among the companions of the Prophet (ṣ), the successors, and those after them such as Al-Shafi’i, Ahmad, and Ishaq; they did …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A woman was punished due to a cat she had imprisoned until it died, so she entered the Hellfire. She did not give it food or water while it was imprisoned, nor did she set it free to eat vermin of …
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