In Islam we are taught to have great care and mercy upon all of Gods creatures. As mistreating an animal is considered a great sin. So much so that an ill-treated animal will testify against the one who abused it on the Day of Judgment.

I recently found out that the prophet (pbuh) also had a called called Muezza with whom he would often play with. A famous story tells of how the azaan (call to prayer) was given and as the prophet (pbuh) went to put on his robes, he found his cat sleeping on one of the sleeves, and instead of disturbing the cat he cut off the sleeve and let him sleep.

Bcoz of his love for cats, they became historically accepted among many muslims. Cats were seen as beautiful clean creatures so much so that it was possible to do wudu from water that a cat had drank from.

I didnt really know this until very recently.

Id be interested to know what you guys think?

Or if you can offer more info on the subject.