The severe harshness concerning picture making
Benefit:
From the commentary on the Book of Tawheed by Shaykhul-Islaam Muhammad bin Abdil-Wahhaab may Allaah have mercy on him,133-136th Lesson.
Chapter: What has come concerning the picture makers.
From Abi Hurairah may Allaah be pleased with him, he said: “The Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said: “Allaah said: “Who is more wrong than one who tries to go about creating the likes/similar to my creation, then let him create a small ant, or let him create a small seed, or let him create a a strand of barley.” [Reported by Bukhaari and Muslim]
And both of them have from Aa’ishah may Allaah be pleased with her: “That the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said: “The most severely people to be punished on the Day of Judgment are those who imitate the creation of Allaah.”
And both of them have from Ibn ‘Abbaas: “I heard the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ saying: “Every picture maker is in the fire, it will be made for every picture he made a soul to punish him by it in Jahannam.”
And both of them have Marfoo’: “Whoever makes a picture in the Dunyaa, Allaah will task him to blow into it a soul and he will not be able to blow.”
And by Muslim from Abil-Hayyaaj, he said: “Ali said to me: “Shall I not send you (on a mission) in which the Prophet ﷺ sent me?” To not leave any picture except that you defame it, and no grave raised except that you level it.”
In it are Masaa’il (topics):
The First: The severe harshness concerning picture making.
The Second: Notifying upon the reason, and it is lack manners with Allaah, due to His statement: “Who is more wrong than one who goes about trying to create like my creation.”
The Third: Notifying upon His capability, and their incapability due to His statement: “Then let them create a small ant, or a small seed, or a strand of barley.”
The Fourth: Explicitly saying that they are the most severely punished of the people.
The Fifth: That Allaah creates with the number of every picture a soul that the picture maker will be punished by it in Jahannam.
The Sixth: That he is tasked with breathing a soul into it.
The Seventh: The command to defame it if it is found.
Benefited from: Shaykh, the Allamah, the Trustworthy Advisor, Abu Abdirrahman Yahya bin Ali Al-Hajuri – may Allah preserve him.
Source: https://t.me/sh_yahia_duroos/14623
Translated by: Abū ‘Abdillāh ‘Omar bin Yahya Al-‘Akawi