Can Muslims own cats?
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It is permissible to own cat in Islam. The condition is that it should not be hurt, food and water should be taken care of. It is proven that the cat is done on the authority of Hazrat Abu Hurayrah, so it is in Tirmidhi Sharif: asked: Why was your surname Abu Hurairah? He said: I used to graze the goats of my family and one of them was a small cat. At night I used to sit him on a tree and during the day I would take him along and play with him. Similarly, people started calling me Abu Hurairah. It is mentioned in some books that one day I was carrying a cat when the Messenger of Allah saw me and addressed me as Abu Hurairah. I became known as Abu Hurairah.