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."