say, “The people who will be punished most severely on the Day of Resurrection are the image-makers.” Agreed upon.

1683 – Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, “Allah the Exalted has said: ‘Who is more unjust than one who tries to create as I create? Let them create a speck, or create a grain, or create a barleycorn.’” Agreed upon.

1684 – Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or an image.” Agreed upon.

1685 – Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had arranged for Gabriel to visit him, but he was late, and this troubled the Messenger of Allah. He went out and met Gabriel and complained to him, whereupon Gabriel said, “We do not enter a house in which there is a dog or an image.” Narrated by al-Bukhari. The verb rātha means “he was delayed” and is spelled with the letter thāʾ (ث).

1686 – ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had agreed with Gabriel to meet him at a certain hour. When that time arrived and he had not come, she said, the Prophet was holding a staff; he put it down and kept saying, “Allah never breaks His promise, nor…"