It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or images." (Sa'id bin Yasar (may Allah have mercy on him), the student of Sayyiduna Zayd bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him), says:) We said: Take us to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her). So we told her what Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) had narrated, and she said: "I do not know about this (saying), but I will tell you of an incident in which I myself saw him (peace and blessings be upon him) act. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out on one of his military expeditions, and I was awaiting his (peace and blessings be upon him) return. I took a decorated woollen cloth that we had and hung it as a curtain over the canopy of the house. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived, I greeted him and said: 'As-salamu alayka ya Rasulallah, al-hamdu lillahi alladhi a'azzaka wa nasaraka wa akramaka' (Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah; all praise is for Allah who granted you victory, helped you and honoured you). Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: He (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his blessed head and looked at that cloth, but gave me no reply, and I recognised signs of displeasure on his (peace and blessings be upon him) radiant face. He (peace and blessings be upon him) went forward and tore the cloth down, then said: 'Allah has not commanded us to clothe stones and bricks with what He has provided us.' Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Then I cut that cloth and made a pillow out of it, and stuffed it with palm fibre, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not find any fault with me for that."
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / تابع مسند أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه / 6474
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث مسند ابی یعلی محققاً تنسیق حسين سليم أسد - مکتبہ شاملہ :قال حسين سليم أسد: إسناده صحيح . » «قال سعيد بن محمد السناري: صحيح: مضى الكلام عليه [برقم 6027]» «أخرجه صحيح البخاري برقم: 3225، 3322، 4002، 5949، 5958، وأخرجه صحيح مسلم برقم: 2106، 3930، وأخرجه سنن الترمذي برقم: 1750، 2804، وأخرجه سنن النسائي برقم: 4282، 5347، 5349، 5350، وأخرجه سنن أبي داود برقم: 4153، وأخرجه سنن ابن ماجه برقم: 3649، وأخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 15910، 15918، 15934، وأخرجه فتح الباري برقم: 282، 5611، 5612، 5613، وأخرجه مسند البزار برقم: 457، 459، 2589، 3780، وأخرجه مصنف عبد الرزاق برقم: 19483، وأخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 3860، 4686، 4687، 4688، 4689، 4690، 4691، 4692، 4695، 4696، 4697، 4698، 4733، وأخرجه صحيح ابن حبان برقم: 5468، وأخرجه السنن الكبرى للنسائي برقم: 10616، وأخرجه الأوسط في السنن والإجماع والاختلاف برقم: 7552، وأخرجه شرح السنة برقم: 3212، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 6443»