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Riyad as-Salihin, 1687

Abul-Haiyaj Haiyan bin Husain said:

'Ali bin Abu Talib (May Allah be pleased with him) said to me: "Shall I not send you to do a task that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had assigned to me? Spare no portrait unwiped out, and leave not a high grave unlevelled." <b>[Muslim]</b>.

وعن أبي الهياج حيان بن حصين قال‏:‏ قال لي علي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه‏:‏ ألا أبعثك على ما بعثني عليه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏؟‏ أن لا تدع صورة إلا طمستها، ولا قبرًا مشرفًا إلا سويته‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

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Book 17, Hadith 177
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) If a person sees a prohibited image, he should obliterate it and criticize those who have put it, to the best of his ability.<br> 2) The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) were keen to apply the Prophet’s Sunnah and convey it to those who came after them, with honesty and integrity. This is the proper conduct of members of this blessed Ummah; they inform one another of the Sunnah of their Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him).<br> Note:<br> The ruling on image making is presented in detail under the Hadith no. 650, p.438.
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