English
Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Every image-maker will be in the Fire, and for every image he made, a soul will be created to punish him in Hell. Ibn Abbas said: If you must do it, make trees 1 and things without souls .
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 2110a (unverified) 97% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 2225 (unverified) 91% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) The statement: "make trees": In Al-Mirqat: Trees and similar non-living things are not prohibited to make or profit from, according to the majority, except Mujahid, who considered fruit-bearing trees disliked. The majority’s evidence follows under the hadith on mimicking.
Note 1
(١) قوله: فاصنع الشجرة إلخ: فلذلك قال في (المرقاة): إن الشجر ونحوه مما لا روح له فلا تحرم صنعته، ولا التكسببه، وهذا مذهب الجمهور إلا مجاهدا؛ فإنه جعل الشجرة المثمرة من المكروه. وأيضًا دليل الجمهور يأتي بعد هذاتحت حديث المضاهاة.