24/18. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1749 — Prohibition of Images in the House
What Has Been Related About Images
Hadith About Images in the House and Making Images
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1749
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1749
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الصُّورَةِ فِي الْبَيْتِ وَنَهَى أَنْ يُصْنَعَ ذَلِكَ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ وَأَبِي طَلْحَةَ وَعَائِشَةَ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبِي أَيُّوبَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ جَابِرٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Jabir Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Prohibited Having Images In The House, And He Prohibited Making Them. He Said: There Are Narrations On This Topic From 'Ali, Abu Talhah, 'Aishah, Abu Hurairah, And Abu Ayyub. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] The Hadith Of Jabir Is A Hasan Sahih Hadith.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1749In-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 30English translation : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 1749
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1749
This hadith about images in the house is short and direct. Jabir narrates that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم prohibited having images in the house and also prohibited making them. The report does not give a long list of exceptions inside this wording, so the explanation should not add extra cases from outside. The core message is that images in the house and making images are treated seriously in this narration. People searching for image making hadith, pictures in house hadith, or tasweer hadith will find the main teaching here. The Hadith asks the reader to take the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم prohibition seriously and avoid softening the wording without evidence from the same text.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prohibited images in the house in this narration.
- The Hadith also prohibits making images.
- The wording is brief, so it should be explained without adding extra cases.
- A clear prohibition should be treated with care.
