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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Explanation of the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), in which she bought a carpet with images in it

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The Shaykh : It is that she bought a carpet with images in it. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw it, he stood at the door and did not enter, and I recognized the disapproval on his face. She said: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, I repent to Allah and to His Messenger; what sin have I committed?” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
What is the meaning of this cushion? ما بالُ هذه النُّمرُقَةِ ؟!
Muwatta Malik 54:8
. I said: I bought it for you to sit on it and use it as a pillow. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The makers of these images will be tortured on the Day of Resurrection; and it will be said to them: Bring to life what you created. إنَّ أصحابَ هذهِ الصُّورِ يُعَذَّبُونَ يومَ القِيامَةِ ؛ فيُقالُ لَهُم : أَحيُوا ما خَلَقْتُم
Sahih Ibn Hibban 47:296
. And he said:
Angels do not enter the house in which there is a picture. إنَّ البيتَ الَّذي فيه الصُّوَرُ لا تَدخُلُه الملائِكَةُ
Sahih Muslim 2107n
. Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
The story of the carpet aligns in its benefit with the story of the curtain; that is, the Messenger (peace be upon him) prohibited in both stories, with a definitive prohibition, non-three-dimensional images; meaning, not statues. The two stories agree on this, but the first story, the story of the curtain, does not explicitly state that angels do not enter a house containing a trampled image. In the first story, this clarification is not present; rather, it contains the possibility that some people today cling to, namely that when the Lady Aisha took the curtain and two cushions with images on them, these images were clear and visible. Therefore, we should not be deceived by some words we hear after hearing this hadith. We should not be deceived by one who says there is no harm if the image is on a cushion, or if the image is on a rug because it is trampled and not respected. No, this hadith explicitly states that this image on the carpet, which one can lean on and which is naturally disrespected by this leaning, is among the images that prevent the entry of angels.
Therefore, it is not permissible for a Muslim house to have visible images in it; this is the least that can be said. Whatever the image is, we must strive with all effort to keep the display of images away from our houses; because this display prevents the entry of angels. And this meaning is very serious; because the common people say: “When the angels are present, the devils flee.” This is something that seems to be derived from this hadith. If the angels do not enter the house, then who enters it? If the space is left for these devils, they hasten to occupy this house. Therefore, the matter is completely reversed. If you adopt the lawful means to attract the angels of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to your home, you have adopted a very strong cause for keeping the devils away from your house. And the reverse is completely the reverse: if you are lax and contradict the Shari'ah and adopt the causes for the angels not entering your house, you have made room for the devils to enter it.
These are legal realities that a person can never know by his intellect alone. And from here we know the importance of the Shari'ah, especially the Sunnah, which explains to us subtle matters that are hidden even from Muslims, except those who are illuminated by the light of prophethood and the message.
Source www.al-albany.com

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