Hadith 4158

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو صَالِحٍ مَحْبُوبُ بْنُ مُوسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاق الْفَزَارِيُّ ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ أَبِي إِسْحَاق ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَتَانِي جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام ، فَقَالَ لِي : أَتَيْتُكَ الْبَارِحَةَ فَلَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي أَنْ أَكُونَ دَخَلْتُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ كَانَ عَلَى الْبَابِ تَمَاثِيلُ وَكَانَ فِي الْبَيْتِ قِرَامُ سِتْرٍ فِيهِ تَمَاثِيلُ وَكَانَ فِي الْبَيْتِ كَلْبٌ ، فَمُرْ بِرَأْسِ التِّمْثَالِ الَّذِي فِي الْبَيْتِ يُقْطَعُ فَيَصِيرُ كَهَيْئَةِ الشَّجَرَةِ ، وَمُرْ بِالسِّتْرِ فَلْيُقْطَعْ فَلْيُجْعَلْ مِنْهُ وِسَادَتَيْنِ مَنْبُوذَتَيْنِ تُوطَآَنِ وَمُرْ بِالْكَلْبِ فَلْيُخْرَجْ فَفَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَإِذَا الْكَلْبُ لِحَسَنٍ أَوْ حُسَيْنٍ كَانَ تَحْتَ نَضَدٍ لَهُمْ فَأُمِرَ بِهِ فَأُخْرِجَ " ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : وَالنَّضَدُ شَيْءٌ تُوضَعُ عَلَيْهِ الثِّيَابُ شَبَهُ السَّرِيرِ .
Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Gabriel ﷺ came to me and said: I came to you last night and was prevented from entering simply because there were images at the door, for there was a decorated curtain with images on it in the house, and there was a dog in the house. So order the head of the image which is in the house to be cut off so that it resembles the form of a tree; order the curtain to be cut up and made into two cushions spread out on which people may tread; and order the dog to be turned out. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then did so. The dog belonged to al-Hasan or al-Husayn and was under their couch. So he ordered it to be turned out. Abu Dawud said: Al-Nadd means a thing on which clothes are placed like a couch.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب اللباس / 4158
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: صحيح, مشكوة المصابيح (4501), أخرجه الترمذي (2806 وسنده صحيح)
Hadith Takhrij « سنن الترمذی/الأدب 44 (2806)، سنن النسائی/الزینة من المجتبی 60 (5367)، (تحفة الأشراف: 14345)، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد (2/305، 308، 478) (صحیح) »
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
No command of the Shari‘ah is devoid of blessings; the more the mirror of a person’s heart is polished with faith and righteous deeds, the greater share he will receive of its goodness and blessings. Otherwise, deprivation is certain, and despite performing general good deeds, being deprived of blessings and being overwhelmed by tribulations is in fact the result of those evils which we knowingly, deliberately, or out of heedlessness continue to commit.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4158
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
It is understood that if a garment with images is spread on the ground where feet are placed, then there is no harm in it, or if the image is cut in such a way that the face is not complete. The details have already been mentioned previously.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 5367