Sunan Abi Dawud 72
سنن أبي داود#72SahihA similar tradition has been transmitted by Abu Hurairah through a different chain of narrators. But this version has been narrated as a statement of Abu Hurairah himself and not attributed to the Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ). The version has the addition of the words :"If the cat licks (a utensil), it should be washed once
Scholarly Authentication
We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:
Al-AlbaniSahih Muquf
Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul HamidSahih Muquf
Zubair Ali ZaiIsnaad Sahih
In-book reference: 1:72