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.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he saw a girl holding a horse made of pieces of cloth in her hand and said: Do you not see this? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The person who does this is the one who will have no share on the Day of Resurrection.

It is narrated from Najji Hadhrami, he says: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Among the people, the honor I had with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was not given to anyone else. I used to visit him every time at suhoor (pre-dawn), and when I greeted him with salam, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would clear his throat. One night I came and, while greeting, said: O Prophet of Allah! Peace be upon you. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Abu Hasan! Wait a little, do not enter until I come out. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) came out, I said: O Prophet of Allah! Has someone angered you? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No. I said: What is the matter that before this you would not speak to me, but only gesture, and tonight you spoke? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Actually, the matter is that I heard some movement in the chamber, so I said: Who is it? He said: I am Jibreel. I said: Enter. He said: No, I will not enter, you come out yourself. When I came out, he said: There is something in your room, as long as it is there, I cannot enter. I said: O Jibreel! I do not know what that thing is. He said: Go and see. So I opened the door and saw that there was a puppy in the house, with which Hasan was playing. I said: There is only a puppy in the house. He said: There are three things, as long as they are present, an angel will not enter that place: a dog, a person in a state of janabah, and an image of a living being.

(Second chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I used to visit the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) twice a day, day and night. Whenever I entered upon him and he was praying, he would clear his throat. One night I came to him and he said: Do you know that an angel has brought a new command? Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I was praying when I heard some movement in the house. When I went outside, it was Jibreel (peace be upon him). He said: I was waiting for you this night, but there was a dog in your house, so I could not enter. We do not enter a house in which there is a dog, a person in a state of major impurity (junub), or a picture.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to me, he greeted me with salam, but did not enter. I asked him: What is preventing you from coming inside? He said: We do not enter a house in which there is an image or urine.

(Second chain) Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: Verily, we do not enter that house in which there is a picture or a dog. The dog that was in the house belonged to Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him).

Syedna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the House of Allah, there were pictures of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and Maryam (may Allah have mercy on her) in it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Beware! They have heard that angels do not enter this house, in which there is a picture in the body. Ibrahim (peace be upon him) has been presented in the picture; what has happened to them that they are practicing divination with arrows (i.e., they did not practice divination with arrows).