The Meaning of the Hadith: “They Are Among Those Who Circulate Among You and Whom You Circulate Among”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: What is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding catsSunan Abi Dawud 75Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani)?
Answer:
It means that they enter your homes and mix with you. Allah made them pure to remove hardship, because if they were impure, that would be difficult for people, since they are in close contact with people, entering homes, drinking from vessels, and eating from food. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: What is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding cats
it is one of those (males or females) who go round among you.
إنها من الطوافين عليكم والطوافاتAnswer:
It means that they enter your homes and mix with you. Allah made them pure to remove hardship, because if they were impure, that would be difficult for people, since they are in close contact with people, entering homes, drinking from vessels, and eating from food. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن أعظم مكايده : ما نصبه للناس من الأنصاب والأزلام — islamhouse.com (1:06:19)
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