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ahmad:2810ʿAbd al-Aʿlá b. ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Yaḥyá / Ibn Abū Isḥāq > Saʿīd b. Abū al-Ḥasan > Jāʾ a man > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] "Oh father of Abbas, I am a man who takes these pictures and creates these images, so guide me in this matter." He said, "Come closer to me." He approached him until he placed his hand on his head. He said, "I will inform you of what I heard from the Messenger of Allah. I heard the Messenger of Allah say, 'Every image-maker will be in the Fire, and for every image he made, a soul will be created to torment him in Hell. If you must do this action, then make images of trees and beings without souls."  

أحمد:٢٨١٠حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى عَنْ يَحْيَى يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ

يَا أَبَا الْعَبَّاسِ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ أُصَوِّرُ هَذِهِ الصُّوَرَ وَأَصْنَعُ هَذِهِ الصُّوَرَ فَأَفْتِنِي فِيهَا؟ قَالَ ادْنُ مِنِّي فَدَنَا مِنْهُ فقَالَ ادْنُ مِنِّي فَدَنَا مِنْهُ حَتَّى وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ قَالَ أُنَبِّئُكَ بِمَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ كُلُّ مُصَوِّرٍ فِي النَّارِ يُجْعَلُ لَهُ بِكُلِّ صُورَةٍ صَوَّرَهَا نَفْسٌ تُعَذِّبُهُ فِي جَهَنَّمَ فَإِنْ كُنْتَ لَا بُدَّ فَاعِلًا فَاجْعَلِ الشَّجَرَ وَمَا لَا نَفْسَ لَهُ