Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: When the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) fell ill, one of his wives mentioned a church which she had seen in the land of Abyssinia. Lady Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) and Lady Umm Habiba (may Allah be pleased with her) had gone to Abyssinia; they mentioned a church which they had seen in the land of Abyssinia, whose name was Maria. They described the beauty of this church and the pictures that were in it. Upon this, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his blessed head and said: It was their custom that when a righteous man among them died, they would build a mosque over his grave and then place his pictures in it. These people are the worst of creatures in the sight of Allah Almighty.