Sunan ad-Darimi — Hadith #53632

Al-Hakam bin Al-Mubarak told us, Malik told us, on the authority of Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Abi Talha, on the authority of Hamida bint Ubaid bin Rifa’ah, on the authority of Kabsha bint Ka’b ibn Malik, who was under Ibn Abi Qatada, that Abu Qatada, may God be pleased with him, entered upon her. So she poured water for him to perform ablution. Then a cat came to drink from it, so Abu Qatada listened to it from the vessel until it drank. Kabsha said, and he saw me watching, and he said: Do you wonder, oh? My brother’s daughter? I said: Yes. He said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “She is not impure, but rather she is one of those who come around you.” And the rafts.”