02/07/2020
CATS IN ISLAM.
"Cat at home is calling a rizk to give hassanah (more blessed) to the house whom they stayed..
The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, taught Muslims to have mercy for all of Allah's creation. There are many reports of his love for cats, resulting in their historical acceptance among Muslims. Cats were very common amongst the people during the time of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and he said: "They (cats) are not impure and they intermingle with you." The cat is such a clean animal that according to authentic narrations one may make ablution for prayer with the same water that a cat drank from. Yet, it is known that some people nowadays have opposed the traditions of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, by taking up the evil practices of torturing and poisoning cats. Do they think that Allah will not punish them for this? Certainly Allah's punishment for such acts is severe, if we bear in mind the Hadeeth of Allah's Messenger, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, as reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim regarding a woman who locked up a cat, refused to feed it and did not release it so that it could feed itself. Allah's Messenger, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said of her punishment that she was tortured and put in Hellfire.