The Cat Name Of The Prophet Muhammad SAW And A Number Of Facts As Prophet Muhammad's Favorite Animals

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YOGYAKARTA - Prophet Muhammad SAW is known as a lover of animals, one of which is a cat. The name of the cat of the Prophet Muhammad SAW is Muezza. The cat was kept by the Prophet during the Uhud battle.

From a number of histories, it is stated that the Prophet Muhammad loves his cat very much. The Prophet also invited his people to treat animals, especially cats, with gentle and loving actions as he gave an example.

Even the Prophet Muhammad had no objection from the water used for cat drinks. In the hadith of Malik's history, Rasulullah said 'Cats are animals whose bodies, sweat, used food remains, and water is holy. The saliva is even clean. His life is cleaner than humans'.

Let's look at the meaning of the name of the cat Prophet Muhammad Muezza and the facts about his pet.

This cat named Muezza is one of the favorite pets of the Prophet Muhammad. The word Muezza or Mu'izza in Arabic means caring or most valuable. The name shows that the Prophet is so dear to his most valuable pet.

The following are the facts about the cat of the Prophet Muhammad, named Muazza:

Quoting from the book Ta'lim Muta'alim by Atin Sumaryani, it was stated that the Prophet had kept a cat named Muezza since the Uhud war. The Uhud war itself took place on the 15th of Syawal in 3 Hijri, around 625 AD.

According to several sources, the pet cat of the Prophet Muhammad is believed to have come from an anggora and female breed. The anggora ratio itself comes from Turkey and is one of the oldest cat breeds in the world.

This cat has thick fur, long, lean body, and a triangular head. At first glance, the anggora cat looks similar to the Persian cat, but has a longer nose and ears.

Muezza has a very distinctive habit. This female cat always listens to the call to prayer every time she hears the call to prayer, as if responding to calls for prayer.

Like cats in general, Muezza is also very spoiled. It was told that he often sat on the lap of the Prophet Muhammad. Once upon a time when the Prophet was about to pray, Muezza fell asleep on his robe.

The Prophet also cut off part of his robe so as not to wake Muezza. When the Prophet returned home, Muezza woke up and bowed in front of him. As an expression of affection, the Prophet stroked Muezza's head three times.

The Prophet Muhammad SAW conveyed a message to his people who raise cats to always love them, including by providing food, drinks, and taking good care of them.

For those who raise animals but do not treat them well, the threat is to bring hell to life. This is in accordance with the history of Ibnu Umar that the Prophet SAW said:

"A woman was put in hell because of a cat she tied up and not even allowed to eat the little animals on the floor." (HR Bukhari)

During his life, Rasulullah was known to have several types of pets other than cats, ranging from sheep to camels. Based on the book Zadul Ma'ad by Ibnu Qayyim Al-Jauziyah which was translated by Syaikh Syu'aib al-Arna'uth, here are the pets of the Prophet:

It was stated that the Prophet Muhammad SAW had 45 dairy camels and a trained camel from the Bani Uqail farm. When he moved to Medina, he rode a camel named Al-Qashwa.

The Prophet Muhammad SAW also kept seven horses. The first horse he had was named As-Sakb, black and reddish with a white mark on his forehead.

Bagal is an animal that is crossed between a female horse and a male shell, or vice versa. A gray batal given by Al-Muqaqis is named Duldul.

Among all the donkeys belonging to the Prophet, there was a donkey given by the King of Egypt, Al-Muqauqis, which was named Ufair. Several sources also mentioned that Sa'ad bin Ubadah had given the Prophet SAW a donkey that he often sat on.

It is narrated that the Prophet has 100 sheep. He did not want the number to exceed that number, so that every time a lamb was born, he would slaughter an adult lamb as his replacement.

That is the name of the cat of the Prophet Muhammad SAW and its meaning. The cat named Muezza became a pet of the Prophet and was considered valuable. The Prophet also asked his people to treat animals with care. Also read the reasons why cats like to sleep at the feet of their owners.

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