Malaysian Muslims Are Discovering Their Cats Really Love Their Own Prayer Mats
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By Carl Samson
A cat who joins his humans whenever they spend time on their prayer mat finally got his own!
Sofia, who goes by the handle @BeamMeUpSofi on Twitter, said that their family cat kept sitting on their mat whenever she and her mom prayed.
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To prevent the cat from distracting them again while in holy presence, Sofia urged her mom to get him his own prayer mat.
She shared on Twitter:
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Sofia’s tweet racked up more than 24,000 likes and 15,000 retweets since its posting, with some sharing similar pictures of their own cats on their mats!
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Others simply rejoiced at Sofia’s good news:
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Enjoy your new mat, kitty!
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