This hadith has been reported on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar through another chain of transmitters. And Ibn ‘Umar reported Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: A woman was tormented because of a cat which she had tied and thus allowed it neither to eat or drink nor set it free so that it might eat the insects of the earth.
Hadith In Arabic Text :
وحدثنيه نصر بن علي الجهضمي، حدثنا عبد الأعلى، عن عبيد الله بن عمر، عن نافع، عن ابن عمر، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ” عذبت امرأة في هرة أوثقتها فلم تطعمها ولم تسقها ولم تدعها تأكل من خشاش الأرض ” .
Chapter : The Book of Virtue; Good Manners and Joining of the Ties of Relationship – كتاب البر والصلة والآداب