Ubaydullah bin Abdullah bin Utbah (may Allah have mercy on him) relates: I went with Sayyiduna Uthman bin Hunayf (may Allah be pleased with him) to visit Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him), who was ill at the time. He said: When we came to him, there was a cloth spread on his bed that had pictures on it. He said (to his household): "Remove this from under me." Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him: "O Abu Talhah, did you not hear the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when he forbade pictures, say: 'Except for a design in a cloth, or a cloth that has a design on it'?" He replied: "Yes (I heard it), but it is more pleasing to my heart that such a thing not be under me."
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند عثمان بن حنيف / 1440
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:رجاله ثقات
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث مسند ابی یعلی محققاً تنسیق حسين سليم أسد - مکتبہ شاملہ :قال حسين سليم أسد: رجاله ثقات . » «قال سعيد بن محمد السناري: وقال الترمذي عن طريق مالك: «حديث حسن صحيح».» «أخرجه النسائي فى (المجتبى) برقم: 5349، والترمذي فى (جامعه) برقم: 1750، والطحاوي فى (شرح معاني الآثار) برقم: 6933، وأبو يعلى فى (مسنده) برقم: 1440، مع اختلاف في اسم الصحابي، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 1436».»