Discussion of the remaining hadiths in the chapter on image-making and decoration, through the explanation of the hadith reporting that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to gird himself with a cloak.

The Shaykh : ... which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to gird himself with was made either of wool or ... of something else. Then he mentioned that this cloak was decorated with patterns, explaining that "decorated with patterns" means it had images of saddles on it. This indicates that decoration, image-making, and representation—which is image-making—were common in the time of the Messenger (peace be upon him). However, they avoided making images of things that have a soul and life, because Islam forbids making images as long as the image has a soul, whether the image is three-dimensional or flat, and whether it has a shadow or not, like these saddles that were depicted on this ... or on a cloak like the one the Messenger (peace be upon him) wore before the Companions one day, which had images of saddles, meaning saddles without a rider. This serves as a reminder that if a Muslim wants to satisfy his desire for adornment, as they say today, his scope is within these limits, in what Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has made permissible regarding image-making for anything that has no soul. It is permissible to depict trees, rivers, mountains, and all natural scenery, but one must not depict humans or animals. This is derived from the fact that the cloak of the Messenger (peace be upon him) was decorated with patterns bearing images of saddles.