Read thes great story of prophet muhamed about the cats, If you like it please share it? Being a Muslim myself and having a profound love for cats, i could not skip this topic and hence decided to do research on it and share it with our fellow readers who tend to be Muslims. Even non Muslims will find this article very helpful to understand how Islam has been kind to different animals and specially cats, the world Most Famous Pet. Islam, Faith and Cats Arabs in the 7th century believed that the cat was pure spirited. Pre-Islamic Arabs are said to have worshiped a Golden Cat. The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was tender and kind towards cats. He appreciated cats. Muhammadâ (SAW) favorite cat was called Muezza. There is a well known story regarding the Prophet Muhammad (s) and Muezza. “When the call to prayers was heard, Muezza was asleep on one of the sleeves of the Prophetâ (SAW) robes. The Prophet (s) wanted to wear the robe to go to prayers. Rather than disturb Muezza, Muhammad (SAW) cut off the sleeve to leave Muezza in peace. Prophet (s) then stroked the cat three times, which, it is said, granted Muezza seven lives and the ability to land on his feet at all times (as you might know, cats have a self-righting mechanism,a righting reflex, which is a complex series of movements when a cat falls and which protects the cat from breaking her back).” Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was so attached to his cat that when he gave sermons he let Muezza rest on his lap and he also drank from water previously drunk by his cat. He also did his ablutions from the same water that was drunk by a cat. He seemed to treat his cat in the same way as cat lovers do today but even cat lovers might think twice about drinking the same water that had been drunk by a cat for fear of transmission of disease from the catâ saliva. Islam teaches Muslims to treat cats well and that the cat is a creature to be cherished and loved. Mistreating a cat is regarded as a severe sin in Islam. Cats according to the Quran, Sunnah and Hadith An example as to how Muslims are punished for mistreating cats can be found in the ahadith (oral traditions telling the story of the Prophet Mohammed (SAW) and which have been recorded in writing). When a woman kept a cat locked up and failed to feed the cat until the cat died, the woman was tortured and “put to hell.â It is believed that you will suffer no harm if you drink from the catâ water provided no impurities are seen in the catâ mouth. In another story from the ahadith, it is stated that a when a cat ate a pudding put down during prayers, the person who was in charge of the pudding ate from the same place as the cat and Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said this was alright as the cat is not unclean and is “one of those who go around amongst us”. Islam teaches Muslims that, in relation to a cat: * the cat should not be sold for money or other traded goods * cats saliva is harmless unless the cat has “visible impurities” in the mouth *that Muslims are free to live with cats but they must treat cats well, providing the cat with enough water and food and giving “roaming time” (a degree of freedom of movement) While searching on the net on the topic, i also came across a detail reply by a scholar of Islam on the issue keeping cats. Here is the question followed by the answer. Question: Is it permissible to have a CAT in the house according to Islam and its teachings ?.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:40:22 +0000
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