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Posted: 16 November 2007 at 5:12pm

I did not know about the other discussions Herjihad. Thankyou for sharing those.

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Posted: 16 November 2007 at 3:10pm

Forum Search, all forums, topic subject: Cats

http://www.islamicity.com/forum/search.asp?KW=cats&SM=1& amp; amp; amp;SI=TC&FM=47&OB=1

http://www.islamicity.com/forum/search.asp?KW=cats&SM=1& amp; amp;SI=TC&FM=0&OB=1

Forum Search, all forums, topic subjects: Dogs.

We discussed cats under the dogs heading, as I remember.

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Posted: 16 November 2007 at 1:48pm

As-salaam alaykum warahamatullah

Jazakallahu for sharing this topic with us.I personnaly have known that Islam permits the keeping of cats as pets because of his Sahaabah,Abu Hurayrah but stillwished to learn more about it because of the superstitions attached to it.Well,may be not all over the world but in my home country.As regards the "M" sign on the Cat's forehead,i haven't heard or read anything about that unti now.You know Cats have the ability of knowing someone's going to die(especially if the person's sickly) and they now avoid such person.I read a news in Yahoo of recent about some hospital,using a cat to detect if a patient would survive or not.This was after they had observed the cat stayed away from a few patients who now died afterwards.

In my home country however,you can't help but listen to the 'aupernatural powers' attached to cats.They think they're'evil' especially if they're black&that it's some witch that controls it.Kids (even i) grew up with such believes & was only able to overcome the phobia for Cats after I had a better understanding of Islam,alliamdulillah!I really wish to understand this creature better because besides dogs,it's about the only domestic animal i can keep as a pet.But i prefer them fluffy&white.Sorry if i went off-topic!

"I have conviction that Allah has power over everything.Verily!Allah's knowledge includes and encompasses everything".

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Posted: 16 November 2007 at 1:10pm

The subject of cats in the home came up recently. I am an avid cat lover so it was a concern for me as to what Islam says about cats. I thought I would share with you all the things I found.

From this website, http://cats.about.com/cs/tabbycats/a/tabby_cats_2.htm I found this quote:

Mohammed and the Tabby

Islam legend tells us that Mohammed loved cats. One story says that he once cut off a sleeve of a garment when he had to leave to attend prayer, rather than to disturb his cat, Muezza, who was sleeping upon the sleeve. It is said that the reason he loved cats so much is that one once saved his life when a snake crawled into his sleeve. (This may be a variation of the well-known Muezza story.) Legend also claims that Mohammed bestowed on cats the ability to always land on their feet. A writing of Mohammed tells about his vision of a woman punished in Hell for starving her cat to death. These stories have all come down to the assumption that the "M" symbolizes the enormous esteem which Mohammed felt for cats and that the sight of the "M" on a cat's forehead invokes memories of Mohammed. In any case, cats today are still generally protected and respected in the Islamic world, and are even permitted inside mosques.

I also found more information on this website:

http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=7004&ln=eng

Inshallah you all find this as informative as I did.

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	As-salaam alaykum warahamatullah Jazakallahu for sharing this topic with us.I personnaly have known that Islam permits the keeping of cats as pets because of his Sahaabah,Abu Hurayrah but stillwished to learn more about it because of the superstitions attached to it.Well,may be not all over the world but in my home country.As regards the "M" sign on the Cat's forehead,i haven't heard or read anything about that unti now.You know Cats have the ability of knowing someone's going to die(especially if the person's sickly) and they now avoid such person.I read a news in Yahoo of recent about some hospital,using a cat to detect if a patient would survive or not.This was after they had observed the cat stayed away from a few patients who now died afterwards. In my home country however,you can't help but listen to the 'aupernatural powers' attached to cats.They think they're'evil' especially if they're black&that it's some witch that controls it.Kids (even i) grew up with such believes & was only able to overcome the phobia for Cats after I had a better understanding of Islam,alliamdulillah!I really wish to understand this creature better because besides dogs,it's about the only domestic animal i can keep as a pet.But i prefer them fluffy&white.Sorry if i went off-topic!
	"I have conviction that Allah has power over everything.Verily!Allah's knowledge includes and encompasses everything".

Salams_wife Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 31 July 2007 Status: Offline Points: 296	Post Options Post Reply Quote Salams_wife Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 November 2007 at 1:10pm
	The subject of cats in the home came up recently. I am an avid cat lover so it was a concern for me as to what Islam says about cats. I thought I would share with you all the things I found. From this website, http://cats.about.com/cs/tabbycats/a/tabby_cats_2.htm I found this quote: Mohammed and the Tabby Islam legend tells us that Mohammed loved cats. One story says that he once cut off a sleeve of a garment when he had to leave to attend prayer, rather than to disturb his cat, Muezza, who was sleeping upon the sleeve. It is said that the reason he loved cats so much is that one once saved his life when a snake crawled into his sleeve. (This may be a variation of the well-known Muezza story.) Legend also claims that Mohammed bestowed on cats the ability to always land on their feet. A writing of Mohammed tells about his vision of a woman punished in Hell for starving her cat to death. These stories have all come down to the assumption that the "M" symbolizes the enormous esteem which Mohammed felt for cats and that the sight of the "M" on a cat's forehead invokes memories of Mohammed. In any case, cats today are still generally protected and respected in the Islamic world, and are even permitted inside mosques. I also found more information on this website: http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=7004&ln=eng Inshallah you all find this as informative as I did.