24/18. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1750 — Removing a Sheet with Images
What Has Been Related About Images
Hadith About Images on a Garment
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1750
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1750
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُوسَى الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي النَّضْرِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى أَبِي طَلْحَةَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ يَعُودُهُ . قَالَ فَوَجَدْتُ عِنْدَهُ سَهْلَ بْنَ حُنَيْفٍ . قَالَ فَدَعَا أَبُو طَلْحَةَ إِنْسَانًا يَنْزِعُ نَمَطًا تَحْتَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ سَهْلٌ لِمَ تَنْزِعُهُ فَقَالَ لأَنَّ فِيهِ تَصَاوِيرَ وَقَدْ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا قَدْ عَلِمْتَ . قَالَ سَهْلٌ أَوَلَمْ يَقُلْ " إِلاَّ مَا كَانَ رَقْمًا فِي ثَوْبٍ " فَقَالَ بَلَى وَلَكِنَّهُ أَطْيَبُ لِنَفْسِي . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'Utbah Narrated from:
Narrated Abu An-Nadr: From 'Ubaidullah Bin 'Abdullah Bin 'Utbah, That He Entered Upon Abu Talhah Al-Ansari To Pay Him A Visit (While He Was Ill), And He Found Sahl Bin Hunaif With Him. He Said: "Abu Talhah Called For Someone To Remove A Sheet That Was Under Him. Sahl Said To Him: 'Why Did You Remove It?' He Replied: 'Because It Contains Images On It, And The Prophet (ﷺ) Said About Them What You Know.' Sahl Said: 'Do He Not Say: Except For Markings On A Garment?' He Said: 'Yes, But This Is Better To Me.'" [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih.
[1] That is - His ﷺ statement that the angels do not enter houses wherein there are images or his prohibition of having images in the house.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1750In-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 31English translation : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 1750
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1750
This hadith about images on a garment records a careful personal choice by Abu Talhah. While ill, he asked someone to remove a sheet beneath him because it contained images. Sahl bin Hunaif reminded him of the wording, “except for markings on a garment.” Abu Talhah accepted that, saying yes, but added that removing it was better for himself. The Hadith is useful for searches like images on cloth hadith and markings on garment hadith because it includes both the concern about images and the mentioned exception. The key point is balanced: the text mentions an exception, but also shows Abu Talhah choosing the option that felt cleaner and better to him.
What we learn from this hadith
- Abu Talhah disliked keeping a sheet with images beneath him.
- The text mentions an exception for markings on a garment.
- He accepted the exception but still preferred removing it.
- Personal caution can appear even where an exception is acknowledged.
