The Book of Adornment

Sunan al-Nasa'i

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever makes an image will be commanded on the Day of Resurrection to breathe the soul into it but he will not be able to do so.'"

Sunan al-Nasa'i

She put up a curtain on which there were images, then the Messenger of Allah used to recline on them.'"

Sunan al-Nasa'i

"The Messenger of Allah came from a journey, and I had hung a curtain on which there were images over a niche. He took it down and said: 'The people who will be most severely punished on the Day of...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

"The Messenger of Allah entered upon me, and I had put up a curtain on which there were images. When he saw it, his face changed color, then he tore it down with his hand and said: 'The people who...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

"The Messenger of Allah went out, then he came in, and I had hung up a curtain on which there were (images of) horses with wings. When he saw it, he said: 'Get rid of it.'"

Sunan al-Nasa'i

"We had a curtain on which there were images of birds, at the entrance to the house. The Messenger of Allah said: 'O 'Aishah, remove it, for ever time I come in and see it, I remember this world.'" She...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

"In my house there was a cloth on which were images, which I put in a niche of the house, and the Messenger of Allah used to pray facing it. Then he said: 'O 'Aishah, take it away from me.'...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

He entered upon Abu Talhah Al-Ansari to visit him (when he was sick), and he found Sahl bin Hunaif there. Abu Talhah told someone to remove a blanket from beneath him, and Sahl said to him: "Why do you want...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Messenger of Allah said: "The angels do not enter any house in which there is an image." Busr said: "Then Zaid fell sick and we went to visit him, and on his door there was a curtain on which...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

"I made some food and invited the Prophet (to come and eat). He came and entered, then he saw a curtain on which there were images, so he went out and said: 'The Angels do not enter a house in...