The daughter-in-law of Hazrat Abu Qatadah, Hazrat Kabshah bint Ka'b, narrates that she was pouring water for Hazrat Abu Qatadah to perform ablution when a cat came by, and it was thirsty. So Hazrat Abu Qatadah tilted the vessel for the cat. I began to look at this scene with astonishment, so he said, "Daughter, why are you astonished? The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said that the cat is not impure; it is an animal that roams around in your houses."