37/26. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2107j — Removing Pictures from the Prayer Direction
The Prohibition Of Making Images Of Living Beings, And The Prohibition Of Using Images That Are Not Subjected To Disrespect In Furnishings And The Like; The Angels (Peace Be Upon Them) Do Not Enter A House In Which There Is An Image Or A Dog
Pictures in Prayer Area Hadith and Keeping the Prayer Space Clear
Sahih Muslim : 2107j
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2107j
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْقَاسِمَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ لَهَا ثَوْبٌ فِيهِ تَصَاوِيرُ مَمْدُودٌ إِلَى سَهْوَةٍ فَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ " أَخِّرِيهِ عَنِّي " . قَالَتْ فَأَخَّرْتُهُ فَجَعَلْتُهُ وَسَائِدَ .
A'isha Narrated from:
A'isha reported she had a cloth having, pictures upon it and it was hanging upon the shelf and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Take it (away) from me (from my sight), so I removed it and made cushions from that.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2107jIn-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 142USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 24, Hadith 5262
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2107j
This hadith about pictures in a prayer area is short but very practical. A'isha had a cloth with pictures on it, and it was stretched toward a shelf. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to pray facing it, then he said, 'Take it away from me.' A'isha removed it and made cushions from it. The report does not give a long speech, so the explanation should not go beyond what is stated. It shows that a pictured cloth in front of the praying place was not left as it was. It was moved from his sight and then used in another form. People searching for pictures in Islam hadith, prayer and pictures hadith, or Aisha cushions hadith will find this narration closely related.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked for the pictured cloth to be moved away from him.
- The report connects the pictured cloth with the direction he prayed toward.
- A'isha reused the cloth as cushions after removing it.
