The Ruling on the Saliva of Cats
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on the saliva of cats? Is it like the saliva of a dog?
Answer:
Cats are pure. Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform wudu from the water from which cats had drunk. Abu Qatadah poured water for a cat, it drank, and he performed wudu from that water. He mentioned the hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Abi Dawud 75Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on the saliva of cats? Is it like the saliva of a dog?
Answer:
Cats are pure. Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform wudu from the water from which cats had drunk. Abu Qatadah poured water for a cat, it drank, and he performed wudu from that water. He mentioned the hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
It is not unclean; it is one of those (males or females) who go round among you
إنها ليست بنجس، إنها من الطوافين عليكم
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب صلاة التطوع — islamhouse.com (1:16:50)
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