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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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From the explanation of the book "Al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib," the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she bought a carpet with images in it

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The Shaykh : The story of Aisha that follows: "She bought a carpet with images in it, and when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw it, he stood at the door and did not enter. I recognized the displeasure on his face. She said: I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I repent to Allah and His Messenger; what have I committed?' The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
What is the meaning of this cushion? ما بال هذه النمرقة ؟
Muwatta Malik 54:8
. I said: 'I bought it for you to sit on and use as a pillow.' The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The makers of these images إن أصحاب هذه الصور
Sunan an-Nasa'i 5362Sahih (Darussalam)
- also - here the demonstrative pronoun refers to non-three-dimensional images,
The people of these images will be tortured on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to them: Bring to life what you created إن أصحاب هذه الصور يُعذَّبون يوم القيامة ، فيُقال لهم : أحيوا ما خلقتم
Sahih Ibn Hibban 47:296
and he said: ... ."
... So we must not be deceived by some words we hear after hearing this hadith. We must not be deceived by one who says: there is no harm if the image is on a pillow, or if the image is on a prayer mat; because it is trampled and not respected. No; this hadith explicitly states that this image which is on the carpet, and one can lean on it, and ... naturally, by this leaning, it is among the images that prevent the angels from entering.
So it is not permissible for the Muslim home to have visible images; 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 homes; because this visibility prevents the angels from entering, and this meaning is very serious; because the common people say: if 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 become within 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 you contravene 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 mere intellect. And from here we know the importance of the Shari'ah, especially from 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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