[Machine] We were at Aisha's (house) when Abu Hurayrah entered. She said, "Are you the one who tells the story about the woman who was punished for a cat that she had tied up and did not feed or give drink to?" He said, "I heard it from him," meaning the Prophet ﷺ , who said, "Abdullah said so, and my father said so." She said, "Do you know what the woman was like? The woman, despite what she did, was a disbeliever, and a believer is more honorable to Allah than to be punished for a cat. So, when you narrate about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , see how you narrate."  

كُنَّا عِنْدَ عَائِشَةَ فَدَخَلَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَقَالَتْ أَنْتَ الَّذِي تُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ امْرَأَةً عُذِّبَتْ فِي هِرَّةٍ لَهَا رَبَطَتْهَا فَلَمْ تُطْعِمْهَا وَلَمْ تَسْقِهَا؟ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْهُ يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ كَذَا قَالَ أَبِي فَقَالَتْ هَلْ تَدْرِي مَا كَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ؟ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ مَعَ مَا فَعَلَتْ كَانَتْ كَافِرَةً وَإِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ أَكْرَمُ عَلَى اللهِ ﷻ مِنْ أَنْ يُعَذِّبَهُ فِي هِرَّةٍ فَإِذَا حَدَّثْتَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَانْظُرْ كَيْفَ تُحَدِّثُ