قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ وَحَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ دَخَلَتْ امْرَأَةٌ النَّارَ فِي هِرَّةٍ رَبَطَتْهَا فَلَا هِيَ أَطْعَمَتْهَا وَلَا هِيَ أَرْسَلَتْهَا تَأْکُلُ مِنْ خَشَاشِ الْأَرْضِ حَتَّی مَاتَتْ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ لِئَلَّا يَتَّکِلَ رَجُلٌ وَلَا يَيْئَسَ رَجُلٌ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 4256
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H said: "A woman entered Hell because of a cat which she tied up and did not feed, or let It loose to eat of the vermin of the earth, until it died." (Sahih) (One of the narrators) Zuhri said: "S0 a man should neither rely completely [on the mercy of Allah (and become complacent), nor should he despair (of the mercy of Allah)."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020