Keeping a cat on the Masjid premises

QUESTION:

What is the ruling in keeping a cat in the Masjid building, and it living there?

ANSWER:

We did not find any prohibition that prevents us from keeping a cat on the Masjid property. However, one should remember that if the cat enters the Masjid area and urinates or defecates on the carpets, then it (the soiled area) will have to be washed before performing Salaah on them.

وبول الهرة نجس لو أصاب الثوب أكثر من قدر الدرهم منع جواز الصلاة هو الظاهر من المذهب، وحكي عن محمد بن محمد بن سلام رحمه الله أنه كان يقول: لو ابتليت به لغسلت ولكن آمر غيري بإعادة الصلاة. (المحيط البرهاني ص188 ج1)

 وبول الهرة نجس إلا قولاً شاذاً(البناية ص741 ج1)

ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST!

ANSWERED BY:

Mufti Mohammed Desai

Date:- 09 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1445 / 25 September 2023