حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدٌ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ يَسْتَمِعْ إِلَى حَدِيثِ قَوْمٍ وَهُمْ لَهُ كَارِهُونَ صُبَّ فِي أُذُنِهِ الْآنُكُ وَمَنْ تَحَلَّمَ عُذِّبَ حَتَّى يَعْقِدَ شَعِيرَةً وَلَيْسَ بِعَاقِدٍ وَمَنْ صَوَّرَ صُورَةً كُلِّفَ أَنْ يَنْفُخَ فِيهَا وَلَيْسَ بِنَافِخٍ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2213
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (RA) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "Whoever eavesdrops on some people's conversation when they do not want him to hear, will have molten copper poured into his ear. Whoever claims to have seen a dream when that is not the case will be punished until he ties a grain of barley, but he will never be able to tie it. Whoever makes images will be ommanded to breathe the soul into it, but he will never be able to do that."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020