What is the ruling on hanging pictures of students who memorize the Qur'an in the mosque?

Question:
There is an imam of a mosque who takes pictures of the memorization students in the mosque and hangs the pictures on the interior walls of the mosque, and he says this is a permissible act. So what do you advise?

Answer:
This is a great evil. Image-making in itself is an evil, and hanging pictures is an evil, even in homes; pictures are not to be hung. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) refused to enter a house that had images on a curtain, meaning a curtain made for the wall with images on it, without any intention, and yet the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) refused to enter this house until these images were torn down. So how are they to be hung in the mosque? If they are not to be hung in homes, how are they to be hung in mosques, may Allah protect us from that? This is a great evil, and it is not permissible to approve of it.