Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The angels do not enter a house in which there are dogs, nor in which there are images (statues)."

Busr bin Sa'id narrated, and from him Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated, and (the narrator of the hadith) Ubaidullah Khawlani also participated in the narration along with Busr bin Sa'id, who was raised in the care of the purified wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her). Both of them narrated from Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) that Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: "The angels do not enter a house in which there is a picture (of a living being)." Busr narrated that then Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) fell ill and we went to visit him at his house. There was a curtain in the house on which there were pictures. I said to Ubaidullah Khawlani, "Did he not narrate to us a hadith regarding pictures?" He replied that Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) had also said that if there are designs on cloth (and not pictures of living beings), then that is excluded from this ruling. "Did you not hear this part of the hadith?" I said, "No." He said, "Yes! Zaid also narrated this."

Narrated Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from a journey (the expedition of Tabuk), I had hung a curtain with pictures on it over the canopy of my house. When he saw it, he pulled it down and threw it away, and said: "On the Day of Resurrection, those who will be subjected to the severest punishment are those who try to create like Allah’s creation." Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Then I tore it and made one or two cushions out of that curtain.

Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that I bought a cushion which had images on it. As soon as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw it, he stood at the door and did not enter. (Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, narrated that) I saw signs of displeasure on the blessed face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so I said,“O Messenger of Allah! I repent to Allah and seek forgiveness from His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Please tell me, what mistake have I made?”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“What is this cushion?”I said,“I bought it for you so that you may sit on it and lean against it.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“But the makers of such images will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to them, ‘Give life to what you have created.’”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said that the angels (of mercy) do not enter houses in which there are images.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Those who make these images will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to them: Now put life into what you have created.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that I heard from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, those who make images will face the severest punishment from Allah.

Saeed bin Abu Al-Hasan narrated that I was present with Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) when a man came to him and said, "O Abu Abbas! I am among those whose livelihood depends on the work of their hands, and I make images/statues." Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) said to him, "I will only tell you what I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." He said, "I heard him (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever makes an image/statue, Allah will punish him until he breathes life into it, and he will never be able to breathe life into it." (Upon hearing this) the man's breath became heavy and his face turned pale. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) said, "Alas! If you must make images/statues, then make images of trees and anything that does not have a soul."

Abu Zar’ah narrated that I went with Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) to (the house of) Marwan bin Hakam in Madinah Munawwarah. There he saw a painter on the roof who was making a picture. He (Abu Hurairah) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say (Allah the Exalted says): Who can be more unjust than the one who tries to create like My creation? If he is so proud, then he should create a grain, he should create an ant.