عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا الْعَبَّاسِ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ أُصَوِّرُ هَذِهِ الصُّوَرَ وَأَصْنَعُ هَذِهِ الصُّوَرَ فَأَفْتِنِي فِيهَا قَالَ ادْنُ مِنِّي فَدَنَا مِنْهُ حَتَّى وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ قَالَ أُنَبِّئُكَ بِمَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ كُلُّ مُصَوِّرٍ فِي النَّارِ يُجْعَلُ لَهُ بِكُلِّ صُورَةٍ صَوَّرَهَا نَفْسٌ تُعَذِّبُهُ فِي جَهَنَّمَ فَإِنْ كُنْتَ لَا بُدَّ فَاعِلًا فَاجْعَلِ الشَّجَرَ وَمَا لَا نَفْسَ لَهُ
Saeed bin Abu Hasan says: A man came to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) and said: O Ibn Abbas! I make pictures, give me a verdict about them. He said: Come near me. So he came near, and he placed his hand on his head and said: I inform you of what I heard from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Every image-maker will go to Hell. For every picture he made, a soul will be created for it, and it will punish him in Hell. If you must make pictures, then make pictures of trees and things that do not have souls.