It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said about the cat: "(The vessel should be washed) once or twice." That is, if a cat licks from a vessel, washing it once or twice is sufficient.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The purification of your vessel, when a dog has licked from it, is that it be washed seven times, the first of them with earth." Then Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned the cat; (the narrator says:) I do not remember whether he said once or twice. Nasr bin Ali says: I found in my father's book, in another place, that the narration about the dog is marfu' (the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)), while the narration about the cat is mawquf (the saying of the Companion).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding a cat licking from a vessel that he said: "It should be washed once or twice." In the ruling of the Shari'ah, recourse to the hadith of Imam Malik bin Anas regarding the purity of the cat is established, and Allah knows best.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to perform ablution from a water-skin, and it was said to him (peace and blessings be upon him): This is (the hide of) a carcass. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Its tanning removes its filth (or its impurity, or its uncleanness)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) and there is no hidden defect ('illah) in it, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "One mudd (approximately half a kilo of water) suffices for ablution, and one sa' (approximately two and a half kilos of water) suffices for the ritual bath (ghusl) of janabah." A man said to him: This (amount) is not enough for us, O Jabir! He replied: "It was enough for one who was better than you (that is, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)) and had more hair than you." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim, but they did not record it with this wording.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) that two-thirds of a mudd of water was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution with it and began rubbing his forearms. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: In the blessed time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we, men and women, used to perform ablution and wash our hands from a single vessel. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it with this wording; in this chapter they agreed only on the hadith of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her). Imam al-Hakim says: I am mentioning this narration in view of the abundance of whisperings (waswasah) I see among people regarding the use of water.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Ablution has a devil who is called 'al-Walahan', so beware of him and guard against the whisperings concerning water." It also has another chain which is more authentic than this.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mughaffal (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard his son making this supplication: "O Allah! I ask You for the white palace on the right side of Paradise when I enter it." He said: "O my son! Ask Allah for Paradise and seek His refuge from the Fire, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Soon there will be people in this Ummah who will transgress the limits in purification (ablution) and in supplication.'"

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Harith bin Jaz' al-Zubaydi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Woe (a threat of ruin) from the Fire for the heels and the soles of the feet!" This hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record the mention of the soles of the feet in it.