Narrated `Aisha: I stuffed for the Prophet a pillow decorated with pictures (of animals) which looked like a Namruqa (i.e. a small cushion). He came and stood among the people with excitement apparent on his face. I said, O Allah's Apostle! What is wrong? He said, What is this pillow? I said, I have prepared this pillow for you, so that you may recline on it. He said, Don't you know that angels do not enter a house wherein there are pictures; and whoever makes a picture will be punished on the Day of Resurrection and will be asked to give life to (what he has created)?
Read More..Narrated Abu Talha: I heard Allah's Apostle saying; Angels (of Mercy) do not enter a house wherein there is a dog or a picture of a living creature (a human being or an animal).
Read More..Narrated Busr bin Sa`id: That Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani narrated to him something in the presence of Sa`id bin 'Ubaidullah Al- Khaulani who was brought up in the house of Maimuna the wife of the Prophet. Zaid narrated to them that Abu Talha said that the Prophet said, The Angels (of Mercy) do not enter a house wherein there is a picture. Busr said, Later on Zaid bin Khalid fell ill and we called on him. To our surprise we saw a curtain decorated with pictures in his house. I said to Ubaidullah Al-Khaulani, Didn't he (i.e. Zaid) tell us about the (prohibition of) pictures? He said, But he excepted the embroidery on garments. Didn't you hear him? I said, No. He said, Yes, he did.
Read More..Narrated Salim's father: Once Gabriel promised the Prophet (that he would visit him, but Gabriel did not come) and later on he said, We, angels, do not enter a house which contains a picture or a dog.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, When the Imam, during the prayer, says, Allah hears him who praises Him', say: 'O Allah! Our Lord! All the praises are for You/, for if the saying of anyone of you coincides with the saying of the angels, his past sins will be forgiven.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, As long as any-one of you is waiting for the prayer, he is considered to be praying actually, and the angels say, 'O Allah! Be merciful to him and forgive him', (and go on saying so) unless he leaves his place of praying or passes wind (i.e. breaks his ablution).
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