The Book on Clothing
24/18. Chapter:
What Has Been Related About Images
Jami at-Tirmidhi
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُوسَى الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي النَّضْرِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى أَبِي طَلْحَةَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ يَعُودُهُ . قَالَ فَوَجَدْتُ عِنْدَهُ سَهْلَ بْنَ حُنَيْفٍ . قَالَ فَدَعَا أَبُو طَلْحَةَ إِنْسَانًا يَنْزِعُ نَمَطًا تَحْتَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ سَهْلٌ لِمَ تَنْزِعُهُ فَقَالَ لأَنَّ فِيهِ تَصَاوِيرَ وَقَدْ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا قَدْ عَلِمْتَ . قَالَ سَهْلٌ أَوَلَمْ يَقُلْ " إِلاَّ مَا كَانَ رَقْمًا فِي ثَوْبٍ " فَقَالَ بَلَى وَلَكِنَّهُ أَطْيَبُ لِنَفْسِي . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Narrated Abu An-Nadr: From 'Ubaidullah Bin 'Abdullah Bin 'Utbah, That He Entered Upon Abu Talhah Al-Ansari To Pay Him A Visit (While He Was Ill), And He Found Sahl Bin Hunaif With Him. He Said: "Abu Talhah Called For Someone To Remove A Sheet That Was Under Him. Sahl Said To Him: 'Why Did You Remove It?' He Replied: 'Because It Contains Images On It, And The Prophet (ﷺ) Said About Them What You Know.' Sahl Said: 'Do He Not Say: Except For Markings On A Garment?' He Said: 'Yes, But This Is Better To Me.'" [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1750In-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 31English translation : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 1750