What is the meaning of the hadith: (except a picture on a garment)?
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The questioner : Shaykh, what is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) Sahih al-Bukhari 5958?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is available to me.
The questioner : Is it not regarding a garment that contains images? Does it not mean an image on a garment?
The Shaykh : Some scholars understood it this way, and some scholars said, "Photographic images and those engraved with a flat design are not forbidden; the forbidden one is the three-dimensional image". Yes, but the majority hold the opposite view. They interpreted his sayingSahih al-Bukhari 5958 as a disconnected exception, meaning that a picture on a garment is permissible.
The questioner : What is the linguistic meaning of "raqm" (picture) on a garment?
The Shaykh : Raqm is writing.
The questioner : Is raqm writing, not an image?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is written text.
except a design in a garment
إلا رقما في ثوبThe Shaykh : Yes, it is available to me.
The questioner : Is it not regarding a garment that contains images
a picture on a garment
رقما في ثوبThe Shaykh : Some scholars understood it this way, and some scholars said, "Photographic images and those engraved with a flat design are not forbidden; the forbidden one is the three-dimensional image". Yes, but the majority hold the opposite view. They interpreted his saying
except a design in a garment
إلا رقما في ثوبThe questioner : What is the linguistic meaning of "raqm" (picture) on a garment?
The Shaykh : Raqm is writing.
The questioner : Is raqm writing, not an image?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is written text.