English translation
4153. It was narrated from Zaid bin Khālid Al-Juhānī that Abū Ṭalḥah Al-Anṣārī said: "I heard the Prophet ﷺ say: 'The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or a statue.'" He said: "Let us go to the Mother of the Believers 'Aishah, and ask her about that." So we went and said: "O Mother of the Believers, Abū Ṭalḥah has narrated such and such to us from the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ; did you hear the Prophet ﷺ say that?" She said: "No, but I shall tell you of what I saw him do. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ went out on one of his campaigns, and I was expecting his return. I took a rug of ours and hung it from a rafter. When he came, I welcomed him and said, 'Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allāh, and the mercy of Allāh and His blessings; praise be to Allāh Who has granted you victory and honored you.' He looked at the house and saw the rug, and he did not give me any answer, but I saw signs of displeasure in his face. He went to the rug and tore it down, then he said: 'Allāh has not commanded us to use that which He has provided for us to clothe stones and clay.'" She said: "I cut it up and made two cushions, and stuffed them with palm fibres, and he did not rebuke me for that.” (Sahih)