Sayyida Kabsha bint Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with her), who was the wife of Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), narrates: She says that Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) came to her and she had placed water for his ablution. In the meantime, a cat came and started drinking from that vessel. He tilted the vessel for it until it drank the water. Sayyida Kabsha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: When he saw me looking at him, he said, "O niece! Are you surprised?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Verily, this cat is not impure. Indeed, it is among those who go around among you."

The wife of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) tilted a vessel for a cat, so it drank water. Then he said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, this cat is not impure. Indeed, it is among those (animals) that move around among you."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from his father that water for ablution was placed for him, and a cat drank from it, but he began to perform ablution with it. People said: "O Abu Qatadah! The cat has drunk from it," he said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: The cat is from among the household, and it is among those who go around you (males and females) frequently."