The Purity of Cats and the Ruling on Keeping Them in the Home
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The questioner:
The questioner says: As you can see, cats mix with us and sometimes touch us, or touch some of the clothes and utensils we use, as well as direct contact. He says: I hope for clarification on whether they are impure or not?
The Shaykh:
Cats are pure, my brother, and what they eat and what remains of it is pure. May Allah remove the burden from the people, for they mix with people. So Allah made them pure, their saliva is pure, their sweat is pure, and touching them is permissible, as a concession for the people. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 75Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani) And praise be to Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it obligatory to keep them in the home?
The Shaykh:
For the sake of need, there is no harm. Keeping them for the need that they eat the bats and mice. If one needs them, there is no harm. Yes.
The questioner says: As you can see, cats mix with us and sometimes touch us, or touch some of the clothes and utensils we use, as well as direct contact. He says: I hope for clarification on whether they are impure or not?
The Shaykh:
Cats are pure, my brother, and what they eat and what remains of it is pure. May Allah remove the burden from the people, for they mix with people. So Allah made them pure, their saliva is pure, their sweat is pure, and touching them is permissible, as a concession for the people. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
It is not unclean; it is one of those (males or females) who go round among you
إنها ليست بنجس إنها من الطوافين عليكمThe questioner:
And is it obligatory to keep them in the home?
The Shaykh:
For the sake of need, there is no harm. Keeping them for the need that they eat the bats and mice. If one needs them, there is no harm. Yes.
Source
مجالس رمضان 1428هـ - 04 — alfawzan.live (32:44)
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