67/77. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5181 — Pictures in the Home
Should a person return if he sees something objectionable in the party?
وَرَأَى ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ صُورَةً فِي الْبَيْتِ فَرَجَعَ. وَدَعَا ابْنُ عُمَرَ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ فَرَأَى فِي الْبَيْتِ سِتْرًا عَلَى الْجِدَارِ، فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ غَلَبَنَا عَلَيْهِ النِّسَاءُ، فَقَالَ مَنْ كُنْتُ أَخْشَى عَلَيْهِ، فَلَمْ أَكُنْ أَخْشَى عَلَيْكَ، وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَطْعَمُ لَكُمْ طَعَامًا، فَرَجَعَ.
Hadith About Pictures in the Home and Angels of Mercy
Sahih Bukhari : 5181
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5181
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّهَا اشْتَرَتْ نُمْرُقَةً فِيهَا تَصَاوِيرُ، فَلَمَّا رَآهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَامَ عَلَى الْبَابِ فَلَمْ يَدْخُلْ، فَعَرَفْتُ فِي وَجْهِهِ الْكَرَاهِيَةَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتُوبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَإِلَى رَسُولِهِ، مَاذَا أَذْنَبْتُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا بَالُ هَذِهِ النِّمْرِقَةِ ". قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ اشْتَرَيْتُهَا لَكَ لِتَقْعُدَ عَلَيْهَا وَتَوَسَّدَهَا. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ أَصْحَابَ هَذِهِ الصُّوَرِ يُعَذَّبُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَيُقَالُ لَهُمْ أَحْيُوا مَا خَلَقْتُمْ ". وَقَالَ " إِنَّ الْبَيْتَ الَّذِي فِيهِ الصُّوَرُ لاَ تَدْخُلُهُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ ".
A'isha Narrated from:
I bought a cushion having on it pictures (of animals). When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saw it, he stood at the door and did not enter. I noticed the sign of disapproval on his face and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I repent to Allah and His Apostle. What sin have I committed?' Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said. "What is this cushion?" I said, "I have bought it for you so that you may sit on it and recline on it."Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The makers of these pictures will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to them, 'Give life to what you have created (i.e., these pictures).' " The Prophet (ﷺ) added, "The Angels of (Mercy) do not enter a house in which there are pictures (of animals).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5181In-book reference : Book 67, Hadith 116USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 110
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5181
This hadith about pictures in the home tells of Aisha رضي الله عنها buying a cushion that had pictures of animals on it. When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم saw it, he stood at the door and did not enter. His face showed dislike, and Aisha asked what she had done wrong. He asked about the cushion and then warned that the makers of such pictures would be punished on the Day of Resurrection and told to give life to what they had created. He also said that the angels of mercy do not enter a house in which there are pictures of animals. The hadith focuses on caution with image-making and what is kept inside the home.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم showed disapproval when he saw the cushion with animal pictures.
- The hadith warns image-makers about accountability on the Day of Resurrection.
- A home with such pictures is described as a place angels of mercy do not enter.
- Aisha رضي الله عنها responded by asking about her mistake and turning back to Allah.
