131 – (The hadith, “Those who will suffer the severest punishment are those who imitate Allah’s creation.”) p. 104

Authentic. Its sources were previously given under no. (119).

132 – (Ibn Masūd said: I heard the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, say, “The people who will suffer the severest punishment before Allah are the image-makers.”) p. 104

Authentic. It was narrated by Muslim (6/161), al-Nasāī (3012), Ahmad (1/375, 426), and al-Humaydī in his Musnad (117); al-Bukhārī narrated it from him in his Sahīh (4/104).

133 – (Muslim narrated in his Sahīh from Busr ibn Saīd, from Zayd ibn Khālid, from Abū Talha, a Companion of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The angels do not enter a house containing an image.” Busr said: Later, Zayd fell ill, so we visited him, and there was a curtain at his door bearing an image. I said to Ubayd Allāh al-Khawlānī, the ward of Maymūna, the wife of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who was with him, “Did Zayd not tell us about images the other day?!” Ubayd Allāh replied, “Did you not hear him when he said, ‘Except for a design on cloth’?”) p. 106

Authentic. It was narrated by Muslim (6/157), as well as al-Bukhārī (4/105), Abū Dāwūd (4155), al-Nasāī (2/300), Ahmad (4/28), and Ibn Mājah (3649), the latter narrating only the portion traced back to the Prophet.

134 – (Al-Tirmidhī narrated through his chain from Utbah that he entered upon Abū Talha al-Ansārī to visit him during his illness and found Sahl ibn Hunayf (another Companion) with him. Utbah said: