48/111. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5353 — Images at the Door and Remembering the World
Images
Hadith About Images That Remind a Person of the World
Sunan an-Nasai : 5353
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5353
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَزْرَةُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ كَانَ لَنَا سِتْرٌ فِيهِ تِمْثَالُ طَيْرٍ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْبَيْتِ إِذَا دَخَلَ الدَّاخِلُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَا عَائِشَةُ حَوِّلِيهِ فَإِنِّي كُلَّمَا دَخَلْتُ فَرَأَيْتُهُ ذَكَرْتُ الدُّنْيَا " . قَالَتْ وَكَانَ لَنَا قَطِيفَةٌ لَهَا عَلَمٌ فَكُنَّا نَلْبَسُهَا فَلَمْ نَقْطَعْهُ .
A'isha Narrated from:
It was narrated that 'Aishah, the wife of the Prophet [SAW], said: "We had a curtain on which there were images of birds, at the entrance to the house. The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'O 'Aishah, remove it, for ever time I come in and see it, I remember this world.'" She said: "We had a plush wrap, with a border on it, that we would wear, and it was not cut off."
[1] The border was silk (see Muslim No. 5521) and Qatifah is a plush or velvet cloth of hair or the like, used as a wrap or blanket.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5353In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 314English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5355
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5353
This narration explains why a certain curtain was moved or removed: it had images of birds at the entrance of the house, and the Prophet said that whenever he entered and saw it, he remembered this world. The core topic is images and worldly distraction. The main search phrase is Aishah curtain images hadith. The report is not only about the presence of images; it also shows the effect of seeing them when entering the home. The Prophet wanted that sight changed. The ending mentions a plush wrap with a border that they wore and did not cut off, so we should keep that detail as part of the narration without turning it into unrelated claims.
What we learn from this hadith
- The curtain was placed where a person entering would face it.
- The Prophet said seeing it reminded him of this world.
- The instruction was to remove or move that item from its place.
- The narration also preserves a separate detail about a worn wrap.
