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Hanging pictures:
The first issue is the hanging of pictures on walls. Whether the images are three-dimensional or flat, whether they cast a shadow or not, whether they are hand-drawn or photographic—none of this is permissible. Whoever is able must take them down; if he cannot, he should tear them up. Several hadiths address this matter: -
ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said:
The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—entered my room while I had screened an alcove¹ of mine with a curtain² that contained figures. In another report it depicted winged horses. When he saw it, he tore it down, his face changed colour, and he said, “O ʿĀʾishah! The people who will receive the most severe punishment from Allah on the Day of Resurrection are those who …”
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