Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1749

Chapter: What Has Been Related About Images

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1749

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ

الصُّورَةِ فِي الْبَيْتِ وَنَهَى أَنْ يُصْنَعَ ذَلِكَ ‏.‏

Narrated Jabir:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited having images in the house, and he prohibited making them."

He said: There are narrations on this topic from 'Ali, Abu Talhah, 'Aishah, Abu Hurairah, and Abu Ayyub.

[Abu 'Eisa said:] The Hadith of Jabir is a Hasan Sahih Hadith.

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 1749).

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Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ الصُّورَةِ فِي الْبَيْتِ ) أَيْ عَنْ اِتِّخَاذِهَا وَإِدْخَالِهَا فِيهِ لِأَنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَا تَدْخُلُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ كَلْبٌ وَلَا تَصَاوِيرُ كَمَا فِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ عِنْدَ الشَّيْخَيْنِ , وَالْمُرَادُ بِالْبَيْتِ الْمَكَانُ الَّذِي يَسْتَقِرُّ فِيهِ الشَّخْصُ سَوَاءٌ كَانَ بِنَاءً أَوْ خَيْمَةً أَمْ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ. قَالَ النَّوَوِيُّ فِي شَرْحِ مُسْلِمٍ : قَالَهُ أَصْحَابُنَا وَغَيْرُهُمْ مِنْ الْعُلَمَاءِ : تَصْوِيرُ صُورَةِ الْحَيَوَانِ حَرَامٌ شَدِيدُ التَّحْرِيمِ وَهُوَ مِنْ الْكَبَائِرِ لِأَنَّهُ مُتَوَعَّدٌ عَلَيْهِ بِهَذَا الْوَعِيدِ الشَّدِيدِ الْمَذْكُورِ فِي الْأَحَادِيثِ , وَسَوَاءٌ صَنَعَهُ لِم…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 1749
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih	The chain only	No. 1749
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 1749
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 1749

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الْبَيْتَ الَّذِي فِيهِ الصُّوَرُ لاَ تَدْخُلُهُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ ‏"

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"‏ إِنَّ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ لاَ تَدْخُلُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ تَصَاوِيرُ ‏"

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إِنَّا لاَ نَدْخُلُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ صُورَةٌ وَلاَ كَلْبٌ‏.‏

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