The second: ʿĀʾishah (Allah be pleased with her) bought a namerqa1 that had pictures on it. When the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) saw it, he stopped at the door and did not enter. Noticing the displeasure on his face, I said, “O Messenger of Allah, I repent to Allah and to His Messenger—what wrong have I done?” He replied, “What is this namerqa?” I said, “I bought it for you so that you might sit on it and recline against it.” He said, “The owners of these pictures”—in another wording: “Those who produce such images will be punished on the Day of Resurrection”2—“and it will be said to them, ‘Give life to what you have created.’ Moreover, a house that contains [such] images is not entered by the angels.” [She added: He did not enter until