Is it permissible to use a carpet if it is worn out, even if it contains images?

The questioner : I say this hadith, or make it a statue. What is the ruling on using the worn-out item, and the response to those who said it is obligatory to remove it?

The Shaykh : Yes, there is evidence for this, but what about those who say it remains? Meaning, the heads are still there.

The questioner : But he said to make it connected.

The Shaykh : If you put it in the middle, in the middle with a complete carpet, more than one, and if this is torn, the head might also be in it, and the hadith in al-Bukhari is more authentic than it.

The questioner : So the argument remains, meaning, I say their argument remains.

The Shaykh : And by Allah, there is no doubt that it is more cautious. I see that the most cautious thing for a person, and the best for his conscience, is not to take a carpet or a pillow that has an image in it, even though the majority’s opinion is that it is permissible. But, praise be to Allah, something better than it suffices for it, with a better pattern, better, and more pleasant.