Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever makes a picture will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and this will continue until he breathes life into it, while he will never be able to breathe life into it. Whoever pretends in a dream will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and this punishment will continue until he ties a knot between two grains of barley. And whoever listens to the conversation of people who move away from him (i.e., do not want him to listen), then on the Day of Resurrection, molten lead will be poured into his ears as punishment.

A similar hadith is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, except that in it, the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever listens to the conversation of people who do not like him to listen, then molten lead will be poured into his ears.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Nadr bin Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was with Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) while he was giving fatwas to the people and in his fatwas he did not attribute anything to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). A man from Iraq came to him and said: I am a man from Iraq, I make these images. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said to him two or three times: Come closer. Then he said: I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever makes an image in this world, he will be punished on the Day of Resurrection by being commanded to breathe life into that image, but he will not be able to breathe life into it.

Saeed bin Abu Hasan says: A man came to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) and said: O Ibn Abbas! I make pictures, give me a verdict about them. He said: Come near me. So he came near, and he placed his hand on his head and said: I inform you of what I heard from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Every image-maker will go to Hell. For every picture he made, a soul will be created for it, and it will punish him in Hell. If you must make pictures, then make pictures of trees and things that do not have souls.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Among the people of Hell, those who will have the severest punishment on the Day of Resurrection will be the image-makers.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The image-makers will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to them, "Bring to life what you have created."

Laith says: I went to Salim bin Abdullah, he was reclining on a cushion, and on that cushion were pictures of birds and wild animals. I said: Are these not disliked? He said: No, the disliked form is that in which the pictures are placed upright. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated to me that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever makes pictures will be punished, and he will be tormented by being told to put a soul into them, while he will not be able to put a soul into them.

Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Those who make images will be subjected to punishment on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to them: Put life into what you have created.

Syedna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates that it is reported from the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that Allah Almighty said: Who can be a greater wrongdoer than the one who creates something resembling My creation? They should try to create a mosquito or create an atom.

Abu Zar’ah says: I entered the house of Marwan bin Hakam with Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), and they saw that pictures were being made there. Then Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah said: I heard from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) narrated from Allah Almighty that Allah Almighty said: Who is a greater wrongdoer than the one who tries to create like My creation? They should try to create a particle, create a grain, create a barley seed.