أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ الْقَاسِمَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ يُخْبِرُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَتْ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَدْ سَتَّرْتُ بِقِرَامٍ فِيهِ تَمَاثِيلُ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ تَلَوَّنَ وَجْهُهُ ثُمَّ هَتَکَهُ بِيَدِهِ وَقَالَ إِنَّ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ عَذَابًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ الَّذِينَ يُشَبِّهُونَ بِخَلْقِ اللَّهِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5372
It was narrated that ‘Aishah, the wife of the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم entered upon me, and I had put up a curtain on which there were images. When he saw it, his face changed color, then he tore it down with his hand and said: ‘The people who will be most severely punished on the Day of Resurrection will be those who try to imitate the creation of Allah.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020