Hadith 5950

حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ ، قَالَ : كُنَّا مَعَ مَسْرُوقٍ فِي دَارِ يَسَارِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ ، فَرَأَى فِي صُفَّتِهِ تَمَاثِيلَ ، فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " إِنَّ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ عَذَابًا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ الْمُصَوِّرُونَ " .
Narrated Muslim: We were with Masruq at the house of Yasar bin Numair. Masruq saw pictures on his terrace and said, "I heard `Abdullah saying that he heard the Prophet saying, "The people who will receive the severest punishment from Allah will be the picture makers.'"
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب اللباس / 5950
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
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Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: Muslim bin Subaih is the name of Abu ad-Duha, who was a student of Masruq rahimahullah. This house also belonged to Yasar, the freed slave of Umar radi Allahu anhu, who was from the tribe of Nimir. He must have bought it from a Christian, and these were likely in the form of engravings or designs on some bedding, which was lying in the hut or on the platform, just as nowadays a person's portrait is drawn on cloth or paper, and they would have considered that portrait to be proper.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5539