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Riyad as-SalihinThe Book of the Prohibited actions

Riyad as-Salihin 1684

Chapter: Prohibition of Drawing Portraits

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 1684

Narrator:Abu Talha

وعن أبي طلحة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏

"‏لا تدخل الملائكة بيتًا فيه كلب ولا صورة‏"

Abu Talhah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or a portrait."

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 3225, 3226, 3322, 4002, 5949, 5958), Muslim (No. 2106a, 2106b, 2106c, 2106d, 2106e, 2106f), Abu Dawud (No. 4153, 4155), At-Tirmidhi (No. 2804), An-Nasa’i (No. 4282, 5347, 5348, 5350), Ibn Majah (No. 3649) and Ahmad (No. 15752, 15754, 15760, 15774). Cited in Riyad as-Salihin (No. 1684).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sahih Muslim 2106b

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3226

That Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani narrated to him something in the presence of Sa`id bin 'Ubaidullah Al- Khaulani who was brought up in the house of Maimuna the wife of the Prophet. Zaid narrated to them that Abu Talha said that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The Angels (of Mercy) do not enter a house wherein…

لاَ تَدْخُلُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ صُورَةٌ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ بُسْرٌ فَمَرِضَ زَيْدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، فَعُدْنَاهُ فَإِذَا نَحْنُ فِي بَيْتِهِ بِسِتْرٍ فِيهِ تَصَاوِيرُ، فَقُلْتُ لِعُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ الْخَوْلاَنِيِّ أَلَمْ…

Narrated by Abu Talha

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 5958

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Angels (of mercy) do not enter a house where there are pictures.'" The subnarrator Busr added: "Then Zaid fell ill and we paid him a visit. Behold! There was, hanging at his door, a curtain decorated with a picture. I said to 'Ubaidullah Al-Khaulani, the step son of…

إِنَّ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ لاَ تَدْخُلُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ الصُّورَةُ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ بُسْرٌ ثُمَّ اشْتَكَى زَيْدٌ فَعُدْنَاهُ، فَإِذَا عَلَى بَابِهِ سِتْرٌ فِيهِ صُورَةٌ فَقُلْتُ لِعُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ رَبِيبِ مَيْمُونَةَ زَوْجِ…

Narrated by Abu Talha

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2106b

Angels do not enter a house with a dog or an image inside it

"Angels do not enter a house with a dog or an image inside it."

لاَ تَدْخُلُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ كَلْبٌ وَلاَ صُورَةٌ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Talha Explained

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2106c

This hadith has been reported on the authority of Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters.

وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ ‏.‏ مِثْلَ حَدِيثِ يُونُسَ وَذِكْرِهِ الأَخْبَارَ فِي…

Narrated by Abu Talha

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2106f

Angels do not enter the house in which there is a picture or portraits. I came to 'A'isha and said to her: This is a news that I have received that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) had said: Angels do not enter the house in which there is a picture or a dog, (and further added) whether she had heard Allah's…

‏ لاَ تَدْخُلُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ كَلْبٌ وَلاَ تَمَاثِيلُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ هَذَا يُخْبِرُنِي أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ تَدْخُلُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ بَيْتًا…

Narrated by Abu Talha

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 4153

I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: The angels do not enter a house which contains a dog or a picture. Zaid b. Khalid al-Juhani said to Sa'id b. Yasar al-Ansari, the transmitter of this tradition: Go with me to 'Aishah, Mother of Faithful, so that we ask about it. So we went and said to her: Mother of…

لاَ تَدْخُلُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ كَلْبٌ وَلاَ تِمْثَالٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ انْطَلِقْ بِنَا إِلَى أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَائِشَةَ نَسْأَلُهَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ ‏.‏ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَقُلْنَا يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّ…

Narrated by Abu Talha

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 4155

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: The angels do not enter the house which contains a picture. Busr (b. Sa'id), the transmitter of this tradition, said: Zaid (b. Khalid al-Juhani) then fell it and we paid him a sick visit. There was a curtain with a picture hanging at his door. I then said to…

إِنَّ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ لاَ تَدْخُلُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ صُورَةٌ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Talha

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 15752

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وهَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعْدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي بُكَيْرٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْأَشَجِّ عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ…

Narrated by Abu Talha Arabic only

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 15754

و قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا طَلْحَةَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ…

Narrated by Abu Talha Arabic only

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 15760

حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا تَدْخُلُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ بَيْتًا…

Narrated by Abu Talha Arabic only

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 15774

حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا سُهَيْلُ بْنُ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ…

Narrated by Abu Talha Arabic only

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Mishkat al-Masabih 4399

Bunana, female client of ‘Abd ar-Rahman b. Hayyan al-Ansari, told that when she was with ‘A’isha a girl wearing tinkling little bells was brought in to her, whereupon she ordered that they were not to bring her in, where she was unless they cut off her little bells, for she had heard God’s…

وَعَنْ بُنَانَةَ مَوْلَاةِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ حَيَّانَ الْأنْصَارِيّ كانتْ عندَ عائشةَ إِذْ دُخِلَتْ عَلَيْهَا بِجَارِيَةٍ وَعَلَيْهَا جَلَاجِلُ يُصَوِّتْنَ فَقَالَتْ: لَا تُدْخِلُنَّهَا عَلَيَّ إِلَّا أَنْ…

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Mishkat al-Masabih 4494

The Prophet went out on an expedition and I got a carpet which I hung as a screen at the door, but when he came and saw the carpet he pulled it and tore it down, saying, “God has not commanded us to clothe stones and clay.” (Bukhari and Muslim.)

وَعَنْهَا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ فِي غَزَاةٍ فَأَخَذَتْ نَمَطًا فَسَتَرَتْهُ عَلَى الْبَابِ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ فَرَأَى النَّمَطَ فَجَذَبَهُ حَتَّى هَتَكَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ…

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