Je Suis Prophet Muhammad .. speaks on 61 topics

1. Authentic Hadith pertaining to
ART
Extracted from Imam Nawawi’s Reference
“The Gardens of Righteousness”
translated and presented by
Shaykh Ahmad Darwish, Anne (Khadeijah) Stephens
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BOOK 31
WARNING
PICTURES
|H 1725
“Those who make pictures will be punished on the Day of
Judgement and it will be said of them, ‘Now put life into that which
you made.’”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to ibn Omar who related that the Messenger of
Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
CURTAINS
|H 1726
“The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, returned
from a journey and in his absence I (Lady Ayesha) had screened a
platform in front of my house with a curtain on which there were
pictures. When the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon
him, caught sight of it, The expression on his face changed and he
said, ‘O Ayesha, on the Day of Judgement, the worst to be punished
by Allah will be those who copy the creation of Allah.’ So I tore it up
and made one or two pillow covers from it.
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Lady Ayesha, wife of the Prophet, may Allah
be pleased with her, Mother of Believers who related that the Messenger of Allah,
praise and peace be upon him, said this.
PUNISHMENT OF STATUE MAKERS
|H 1727

2. “For every statue maker there will be someone appointed to each
one of his images who will punish him for it in Hell.”
Ibn Abbas said, ‘If it is unavoidable, draw pictures of trees and
lifeless objects.’"
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to ibn Abbas who related that the Messenger of
Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
PUNISHMENT OF PORTRAITS
|H 1728
“Whosoever relates he has a vision which he has not seen will be
called upon on the Day of Judgement to tie a knot between two
grains of barley.
Whosoever eavesdrops upon a people will have molten lead poured
into his ears upon the Day of Judgement.
Whosoever paints a portrait of a person will be punished and will be
called upon to breathe into it a soul which he will be incapable of
doing.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to ibn Abbas who related that the Messenger of
Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
CHALLENGE OF ALLAH TO THE ARTIST
|H 1729
“Allah, the Exalted, says: Who commits a greater wrong than one
who seeks to create something similar to My creation? Let them
make an ant, or a grain of corn or a grain of barley."
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to ibn Mas'ud who related that this.
THE SEVEREST PUNISHMENT FOR PORTRAIT ARTISTS
|H 1730
“The severest punishment on the Day of Judgement will be upon the
portrait painters."
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah, praise and peace be upon
him, who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said
this.
DOGS AND PORTRAITS
|H 1731
“Angels will not enter a house in which there is a dog or a portrait.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Talha who related that the Messenger
of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
WHY GABRIEL DID NOT ENTER THE HOUSE OF THE
PROPHET, praise and peace be upon him
|H 1732
“Gabriel promised to visit the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace
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3. be upon him, but he delayed and the time lay heavy upon the
Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him. As he came out
from his house he met Gabriel and asked about his delay. He
replied, ‘We do not enter a house in which there is a dog or a
portrait.’"
Bukhari with a chain up to ibn Omar who related this.
HOUSES IN WHICH ANGELS DO NOT ENTER
|H 1733
“Gabriel promised to visit the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace
be upon him, at a certain time. The time came and Gabriel did not
come. The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, had
a stick in his hand. He cast it down away saying, ‘Allah does not
break His promise, nor His Messenger, praise and peace be upon
him.’ Then he noticed a dog lying under his seat and asked, ‘When
did this dog come in?’ I (Lady Ayesha, wife of the Prophet, may
Allah be pleased with her, Mother of Believers) said, ‘I did not know
it had come in.’ He asked for it to be put outside and so it was driven
out. Then Gabriel came and the Prophet, praise and peace be upon
him, said to him, ‘You promised to visit me and I sat waiting for you
but you did not come.’ He replied, ‘I was delayed by the dog in your
house. We do not enter a house in which there is a dog or a
portrait.’"
Muslim with a chain up to Lady Ayesha, wife of the Prophet, may Allah be pleased
with her, Mother of Believers who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and
peace be upon him, said this.
WHAT TO DO WITH A PORTRAIT
|H 1734
“Ali, the son of Abi Talib said to me (Hayyan, the son of Hussain,
‘Shall I assign to you a task that the Messenger of Allah, praise and
peace be upon him, assigned to me? Neither leave a portrait
unerased, nor a grave higher than the span of a hand unleveled.’"
Muslim with a chain up to Hayyan the son of Hussain related this.
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4. INDEX
ART
BOOK 31
WARNING
PICTURES
CURTAINS
PUNISHMENT OF STATUE MAKERS
PUNISHMENT OF PORTRAITS
CHALLENGE OF ALLAH TO THE ARTIST
THE SEVEREST PUNISHMENT FOR PORTRAIT ARTISTS
DOGS AND PORTRAITS
WHY GABRIEL DID NOT ENTER THE HOUSE OF THE
PROPHET, praise and peace be upon him
HOUSES IN WHICH ANGELS DO NOT ENTER
WHAT TO DO WITH A PORTRAIT
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