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The Prohibition Of Making Images Of Living Beings, And The Prohibition Of Using Images That Are Not Subjected To Disrespect In Furnishings And The Like; The Angels (Peace Be Upon Them) Do Not Enter A House In Which There Is An Image Or A Dog

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Darussalam · Volume 5

37. The Book Of Clothing And Adornment

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الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 1670

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[5540] 99 - (2110) It was narrated that Sa'eed bin Abul-Hasan said: "A man came to Ibn 'Abbâs and said: 'I am a man who makes these images; advise me about that.' He said to him: 'Come close to me.' So he came closer to him. He said: 'Come closer to me.' So he came closer to him, until he put his hand on his head and said: 'I will tell you what I heard from the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ. I heard the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ say: "Every image maker will be in Hell, and for every image that he made, a soul will be created which will punish him in Hell." He said: 'If you must do that, then make (images of) trees and inanimate things.'" Naṣr bin 'Alî approved of it.[1]

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٩٩ - (٢١١٠) قَالَ مُسْلِم: قَرَأْتُ عَلَى نَصْرِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى بْنِ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى. حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَي بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ. قال: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ. فَقَالَ: إِنِّي رَجُلٌ أُصَوِّرُ هَذِهِ الصُّوَرَ. فَأَفْتِنِي فِيهَا. فَقَالَ لَهُ: ادْنُ مِنِّي. فَدَنَا مِنْهُ. ثُمَّ قَالَ: ادْنُ مِنِّي. فَدَنَا حَتَّى وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ. قَالَ: أُنَبِّئُكَ بِمَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ (كُلُّ مُصَوِّرٍ فِي النَّارِ. يَجْعَلُ لَهُ، بِكُلِّ صُورَةٍ صَوَّرَهَا، نَفْسًا فَتُعَذِّبُهُ في جهنم). وقال: إن كنت لابد فَاعِلًا، فَاصْنَعِ الشَّجَرَ وَمَا لَا نَفْسَ لَهُ. فأقر به نصر بن علي.

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