English translation
[5541] 100 - (...) It was narrated that An-Naḍr bin Anas bin Mâlik said: "I was sitting with Ibn 'Abbâs and he was giving advice but he did not say: 'The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said,' until a man asked him: 'I am a man who makes these images.' Ibn 'Abbâs said: 'Come closer,' so the man came closer. Ibn 'Abbâs said: 'I heard the Messenger of [1] That is because at the beginning of the chain of narration, Imâm Muslim said: "I read the following before Naṣr bin 'Abî Al-Jahdamî." And his approval of it, means that he approved of it, and that it be narrated upon his authority. Allâh ﷻ say: "Whoever makes an image in this world will be commanded to breathe the soul into it on the Day of Resurrection, and he will not be able to do that."
