It is narrated from Hazrat Kabsha bint Ka'b, who was in the household of someone from the descendants of Abu Qatadah, that she poured water for Hazrat Abu Qatadah to perform ablution. A cat came and began to drink the water, so Abu Qatadah tilted the vessel for the cat. I began to watch, so he said: O niece! Are you surprised? The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The cat is not impure, because it is among those who frequently come and go among you.