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Whether Muezza existed or not, Muhammad is known to have criticized abusers of cats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=حديث الرسول عن القطط - حديث شريف |url=https://hadeethshareef.com/b/%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B7 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=hadeethshareef.com |language=ar |quote=عُذِّبَتِ امْرَأَةٌ في هِرَّةٍ سَجَنَتْها حتَّى ماتَتْ، فَدَخَلَتْ فيها النَّارَ، لا هي أطْعَمَتْها ولا سَقَتْها، إذْ حَبَسَتْها، ولا هي تَرَكَتْها تَأْكُلُ مِن خَشاشِ الأرْضِ}}</ref> By one account, Muhammad awoke one day to the sounds of the ''[[adhan]]''. Preparing to attend prayer, he began to dress himself; he soon discovered his cat Muezza sleeping on the sleeve of his prayer robe. Rather than wake her, he used a pair of scissors to cut the sleeve off, leaving the cat undisturbed. There is a similar story attributed to Sheikh al-Arif Ahmad al-Rifa’i (died 1182/1183) according to [[Al-Dhahabi]], although the cat has no name in this account.<ref name="Muezza-2020" />

Whether Muezza existed or not, Muhammad is known to have criticized abusers of cats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=حديث الرسول عن القطط - حديث شريف |url=https://hadeethshareef.com/b/%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B7 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=hadeethshareef.com |language=ar |quote=عُذِّبَتِ امْرَأَةٌ في هِرَّةٍ سَجَنَتْها حتَّى ماتَتْ، فَدَخَلَتْ فيها النَّارَ، لا هي أطْعَمَتْها ولا سَقَتْها، إذْ حَبَسَتْها، ولا هي تَرَكَتْها تَأْكُلُ مِن خَشاشِ الأرْضِ}}</ref> By one account, Muhammad awoke one day to the sounds of the ''[[adhan]]''. Preparing to attend prayer, he began to dress himself; he soon discovered his cat Muezza sleeping on the sleeve of his prayer robe. Rather than wake her, he used a pair of scissors to cut the sleeve off, leaving the cat undisturbed. There is a similar story attributed to Sheikh al-Arif Ahmad al-Rifa’i (died 1182/1183) according to [[Al-Dhahabi]], although the cat has no name in this account.<ref name="Muezza-2020" />


Strinkingly similar story to the historical account of the ancient Chinese [[Emperor Ai of Han]], who cut his sleeve off to avoid disturbing his sleeping lover, [[Dong Xian]].



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