Pets in Paradise?

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Endymion said:
I read biographies of the beloved Prophet Muhammad SAW from different writers but never came across this :ooh:
Plz say something more about this.
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Asalaamu Alaikum,

I just did a quick search, found these 2 -

Muezza (or Mu'izza) (Arabic: معزة‎) is said to have been the Islamic prophet Muhammad's favorite cat.[1] According to legend, Muhammad one day awoke at the sound of the call to prayer. Preparing to attend, he began to clothe himself; however, he soon discovered Muezza sleeping on the sleeve of his robe. Rather than wake her, he used a pair of scissors to cut the sleeve off, leaving the cat undisturbed; when he returned from prayers, the prophet received a bow from Muezza in thanks. He then stroked his beloved cat three times. The accuracy of this story is not clear, as no references to it are made in the Quran or the hadith.
It is also believed that when Muhammad gave sermons within his household, he would often hold Muezza in his lap.[2] Further anecdotes state that Muhammad sometimes used water that Muezza had drunk from for wudu.[3] Due primarily to the love Muhammad displayed for Muezza, Muslims are traditionally encouraged to regard cats as lovable and cherished creatures. Mistreating an animal is seen as among the most severe of all crimes in Islam.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muezza

Muezza (Arabic: مویزا) was the Prophet Muhammad's favorite cat. The most famous story about Muezza recounts how the call to prayer was given, and as Muhammad went to put on one of his robes, he found his cat sleeping on one of the sleeves. Instead of disturbing the cat he cut off the sleeve and let him sleep. When Muhammad returned Muezza awoke and bowed down to him, and in return Muhammad stroked him three times.

There is also a story between a Cat & Prophet Muhammad:
The prophet Muhammad (peace be unto him) was reading from the Qur'an, the holy book, to a large group of eager listeners in the desert. A sickly cat walked up to Muhammad (peace be unto him), sat down on the hem of his very precious robe and went to sleep.

All day the prophet Muhammad (peace be unto him) shared talk with the believers, the sun rising to its greatest strength and falling again, and none of the assembly, nor the prophet Muhammad (peace be unto him), moved from this place. The cat as well remained asleep and still, healing in the way cats do, in the protection of the prophet Muhammad (peace be unto him) and the softness of his robe.

At last, the day was coming to its end and all, along with the prophet Muhammad (peace be unto him), were now to return to their dwelling places for the night.

Without a word, the prophet Muhammad (peace be unto him) took a knife, cut off the hem of his robe on which the sick cat still lay sleeping, destroying the finest of robes, and left the cat undisturbed.
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I'm sure there might be more with some more extensive research. Anyways, it's a lovely story, the Prophet(pbuh) was such a caring person to all living creatures. If I ever get a pet and it's a cat, I'm gonna name it Muezza :)
 
Awe, that is so cute!

JazakhAllah kheir for sharing those stories :)

P.S.: Don't buy a cat, it is said, is is forbidden, that is because of the hadeeth of Abu’l-Zubayr who said: “I asked Jaabir about the price of dogs and cats. He said, ‘The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade that.’” (Narrated by Muslim, 1569).
 
Further anecdotes state that Muhammad sometimes used water that Muezza had drunk from for wudu.[
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This one is really hard for me to digest bcoz we wash our faces with that water and put it in our mouths.Im suspicious about this one ^o).Even im very sensitive about this one so its hard for me to even imagine that Muhammad SAW used that water for his wudhu :hmm:

Any way,thanks for sharing.This is really pleasant for cat lovers :D
 
With regards to cats not being naajis, this is known from the hadeeth of Kabshah bint Ka’b ibn Maalik, who said that Abu Qutaadah – her husband's father – entered upon her and she poured water for him to do wudoo’, and a cat came to drink from it, so he tipped the vessel for it to drink. Kabshah said: “He saw me looking at him and said, “Do you find it strange, O daughter of my brother?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “They (cats) are not naajis, rather they are of those who go around amongst you.”’” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 92; al-Nasaa’i, 68; Abu Dawood, 75; Ibn Maajah, 367. classed as saheeh by al-Albaani. Ibn Hajar narrated in al-Talkhees that al-Bukhaari classed it as saheeh).


Islam Q&A, fatwa 7004


Narrated in Sunan Abi Dawood and elsewhere, which says that a woman brought some hareesah (a kind of food) to ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) and found her praying. (‘Aa’ishah) gestured to her that she should put it down. Then a cat came and ate some of it. When ‘Aa’ishah had finished praying, she ate from where the cat had eaten and said, “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘They (cats) are not naajis (impure), rather they are among those who go around among you (al-tawwaafeena ‘alaykum).’ I saw the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) doing wudoo’ with water from which a cat had drunk.”


Islam Q&A, fatwa no. 22373


But I guess it also depends on where your cat goes. When my cat went outside into the garden where also dogs went and did their business there, I wouldn't have shared my water or food with her. But now that she is always inside, why not? :)
 
Nuha38318 said:
With regards to cats not being naajis, this is known from the hadeeth of Kabshah bint Ka’b ibn Maalik, who said that Abu Qutaadah – her husband's father – entered upon her and she poured water for him to do wudoo’, and a cat came to drink from it, so he tipped the vessel for it to drink. Kabshah said: “He saw me looking at him and said, “Do you find it strange, O daughter of my brother?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “They (cats) are not naajis, rather they are of those who go around amongst you.”’” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 92; al-Nasaa’i, 68; Abu Dawood, 75; Ibn Maajah, 367. classed as saheeh by al-Albaani. Ibn Hajar narrated in al-Talkhees that al-Bukhaari classed it as saheeh).


Islam Q&A, fatwa 7004


Narrated in Sunan Abi Dawood and elsewhere, which says that a woman brought some hareesah (a kind of food) to ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) and found her praying. (‘Aa’ishah) gestured to her that she should put it down. Then a cat came and ate some of it. When ‘Aa’ishah had finished praying, she ate from where the cat had eaten and said, “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘They (cats) are not naajis (impure), rather they are among those who go around among you (al-tawwaafeena ‘alaykum).’ I saw the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) doing wudoo’ with water from which a cat had drunk.”


Islam Q&A, fatwa no. 22373


But I guess it also depends on where your cat goes. When my cat went outside into the garden where also dogs went and did their business there, I wouldn't have shared my water or food with her. But now that she is always inside, why not? :)
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Jazakallahu Khairan for sharing sis :) I thought all cats are Najasun but now i came to know that home cats are ok to share water and meal with :D
Actually,i dont have a cat as pet,the cats arrive in my house (some times) are street cats,thats why i dont let them being frank with me :p
 
Endymion said:
Jazakallahu Khairan for sharing sis :) I thought all cats are Najasun but now i came to know that home cats are ok to share water and meal with :D
Actually,i dont have a cat as pet,the cats arrive in my house (some times) are street cats,thats why i dont let them being frank with me :p
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Wa eyak! But I think it means ALL cats are Islamically pure, because neither the hadith nor the fatwas state that only home cats are pure and as long as it is not stated otherwise.... but my last sentence was rather from the hygienic point of view. I guess at the time of Rasul Allah, sal Allahu alayhi wa salam, the streets and ways were a bit more ..... hygienic?

I don't know where you live, we don't have street cats where I live, but if I were in Greece or Spain where they have too many, I also wouldn't share my bowl with them +o(
 
Endymion said:
May Allah swt bless you with success in both Dunya and Aakhirah and you will succeed in every test of your life (and in the life after) with flying colors.Amen.
Its truly a pleasure to see young people care about the deeyn so much :) Keep me in your doaa :)



I guess you are talking about "Dumbo" :p
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AMEENNN!

And LOL! That's what I was alluding to, but insha-Allah it'll be something better! :p
 
Ok, an Imam from Ireland told me this aya says, animals will turn to dust:

Verily, We have warned you of a near torment, the Day when man will see that (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the disbeliever will say: "I wish I would have been dust." (Surah An-Naba' 78:40)

He said: When you read the tafseer you will find that in a hadeeth the prophet saaws mentioned that all creatures get justice and the weaker animal will get its right from the stronger one which oppressed it in the dunya then Allah orders them to become dust after they have had thier justice. When the kuffar see that, they say "we wish we were like these animals and we end as dust!"

In sha Allah he will send me the hadith tomorrow!

But he also said, I can wish for my cat in Paradise, so in sha Allah ...
 
Nuha38318 said:
Wa eyak! But I think it means ALL cats are Islamically pure, because neither the hadith nor the fatwas state that only home cats are pure and as long as it is not stated otherwise.... but my last sentence was rather from the hygienic point of view. I guess at the time of Rasul Allah, sal Allahu alayhi wa salam, the streets and ways were a bit more ..... hygienic?
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The bold part of your post worth rupees million $ dear sis :)
Ofcourse every thing belongs to that time was pure,hygenic,chaste and lovely,even the dust becoz they have had the touch of my dear and beloved Prophet Muhammad SAW.
And as we cant compare our cats with the cats of that time,thats why i dont allow cats to share my meal :D
But i do like to give the little kittens milk sometimes :statisfie
Nuha38318 said:
Ok, an Imam from Ireland told me this aya says, animals will turn to dust:

Verily, We have warned you of a near torment, the Day when man will see that (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the disbeliever will say: "I wish I would have been dust." (Surah An-Naba' 78:40)

He said: When you read the tafseer you will find that in a hadeeth the prophet saaws mentioned that all creatures get justice and the weaker animal will get its right from the stronger one which oppressed it in the dunya then Allah orders them to become dust after they have had thier justice. When the kuffar see that, they say "we wish we were like these animals and we end as dust!"

In sha Allah he will send me the hadith tomorrow!

But he also said, I can wish for my cat in Paradise, so in sha Allah ...
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Thats wonderful :statisfie
Hope i will meet your cat over there :D
 
Asalaamu Alaikum,

The Prophet(pbuh) at the time was laughed at, because giving slaves rights was one thing, but to give it to animals aswell was another. He used to tell people not to overload a camel or burden it with work it can't comfortably handle etc.

It's the small things like this that really make me stop and think to highly appreciate such a great man. I'd have said "greatest" but I don't want to differentiate between the Prophet's as Allah(swt) has forbidden us to.
 
Perseveranze said:
Asalaamu Alaikum,

I just did a quick search, found these 2 -

I'm sure there might be more with some more extensive research. Anyways, it's a lovely story, the Prophet(pbuh) was such a caring person to all living creatures. If I ever get a pet and it's a cat, I'm gonna name it Muezza
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Al-salamu alaikum wa rahmatAllah wa barakatuhu,

I asked a Saudi Fatwa-Site and got following reply:

Salam alaikum,

On Wikipedia it says, the Prophet, sal Allahu alayhi wa salam, had a cat called Muezza. When the cat came to him and lay on his garment, he cut of the sleeve of the garment, so the cat continued sleeping and he could leave. Is that true?

Salam alaikum

Nuha
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Answer:

All Praise is for Allah.

We have not seen any hadith which proves that the Prophet (peace be upon him) had a cat and the rest of the story. Apparently it is false and there is no need to resort to it to prove the compassion of the Prophet (peace be upon him) for animals. There are authentic hadiths which prove that, e.g. the hadith which mentions the Prophet (peace be upon him) letting a cat drink water from a vessel etc.

Allah knows best.

IslamQ&A, Fatwa No. 163897
 
Nuha38318 said:
Salam alaikum,

What happens to pets, when they die?

A Sheikh told me, he believes they will turn to dust - is that true? imsad

Can anyone give me evidence from Qur'an and Sunnah?:scared:
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Wa alaikum salam,

Scholar Bediuzzaman Said NUrsi says:

" It is understood from sound narrations that the spirits of animals will live eternally, and that certain individual animals, like the Hudhud of Solomon (PUH) and his ants, Salih’s (PUH) she-camel, and the dog of the Companions of the Cave, will go to the eternal realm with both their spirits and their bodies, and that each species will have a single body that may be utilized from time to time. This is also demanded by wisdom and reality, and mercy and sovereignty."
 
Here's from sunnipath. Not allowed to post links yet.

Question:


My cat that I have had and loved for 15 years just passed away and I was wondering what happens to animals once they pass away?? do they go to paradise? Also we chose for him to have a natural death at home on warm bedding instead of being euthanized at the vet...did we make the right choice even though he was really suffering?


Answer:


Walaikum assalam,

By clear Qur'anic text, you'll have whatever you wish for in Paradise. Thus, if you wish to have your cat in paradise, it will be with you, in the best of states.

But be sure to get there!

Faraz Rabbani


Awesome fatwa is awesome :D
 
Since when did animals have no soul? O.o Trees also have souls, animals also have souls and they will go to paradise I heard.
 
Skunkman said:
So yes or no? I don't get it. Simple answer, not that good in english. :(
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In simple terms: If you get to Jannah, you will have everything you want there. Including any pets you want to bring along. :)
 
But will they have souls or not? What about trees?

I don't think it would be perfect if I had my wife in jannah, and she had no soul. :O
 
Well, of course she has one. Though, in her case she would have to earn salvation on her own, she wouldn't just be there because you wish her to be there.
 

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