Explanation of the Tenth Hadith, which is from the narration of (Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said

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The Shaykh : And the hadith that follows it, which is the tenth, is a valid hadith, and it provides details for the previous hadith, the hadith of Jibril. It is from the narration of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

Gabriel (ﷺ) came to me and said: I came to you last night and was prevented from entering simply because there were images at the door, for there was a decorated curtain with images on it in the house

أتاني جبريل عليه السلام فقال لي أتيتك البارحة فلم يمنعني أن أكون دخلت إلا أنه كان على الباب تماثيل و كان في البيت قرام ستر فيه تماثيل

Sunan Abi Dawud 4158Sahih (Al-Albani)

Today, people might assume from the word "images" that it means idols, but that is not the case, as evidenced by his statement later that there was a curtain in the house with images on it. "A curtain with images on it" does not mean idols; rather, the intended meaning is pictures, whether like the pictures on the door or the pictures on the curtain. And there was a dog in the house. This is part of Jibril's complete statement to the Messenger (may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him), explaining the reason for his delay in coming at the appointed time he had set for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Jibril (may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) said:

and there was a dog in the house. So order the head of the image which is in the house to be cut off so that it resembles the form of a tree; order the curtain to be cut up and made into two cushions spread out on which people may tread; and order the dog to be turned out.

وكان في البيت كلب فمر برأس التمثال الذي في البيت يقطع فيصير كهيئة الشجرة ومر بالستر فليقطع فيجعل منه وسادتين منبوذتين توطآن ومر بالكلب فليخرج

Sunan Abi Dawud 4158Sahih (Al-Albani)

It was narrated by Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, and Ibn Hibban in his Sahih. Al-Tirmidhi said, "It is a good, valid hadith." Hadiths of this type regarding keeping a dog will come, if Allah wills, meaning in the chapter or section on the warning against keeping a dog. Hadiths are also included there regarding the prohibition of image-making.

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