The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: The angels do not enter the house which contains a picture. Busr (b. Sa'id), the transmitter of this tradition, said: Zaid (b. Khalid al-Juhani) then fell it and we paid him a sick visit. There was a curtain with a picture hanging at his door. I then said to 'Ubaid Allah al-Khawlani', the step-son of Maimunah, wife of the Prophet ﷺ: Did Zaid not tell us about pictures on the first day ? 'Ubaid Allah said: Did you not hear him when he said: Except a figure on a garment. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4155)   

عَنْ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ صَاحِبِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَا تَدْخُلُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ صُورَةٌ قَالَ بُسْرٌ ثُمَّ اشْتَكَى زَيْدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ فَعُدْنَاهُ فَإِذَا عَلَى بَابِهِ سِتْرٌ فِيهِ صُورَةٌ فَقُلْتُ لِعُبَيْدِ اللهِ الْخَوْلَانِيِّ رَبِيبِ مَيْمُونَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَلَمْ يُخْبِرْنَا زَيْدٌ عَنِ الصُّورَةِ الْيَوْمَ الْأَوَّلَ؟ قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ أَلَمْ تَسْمَعْهُ حِينَ قَالَ إِلَّا رَقْمٌ فِي ثَوْبٍ  

That Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani narrated to him something in the presence of Saʿid bin 'Ubaidullah Al- Khaulani who was brought up in the house of Maimuna the wife of the Prophet. Zaid narrated to them that Abu Talha said that the Prophet ﷺ said, "The Angels (of Mercy) do not enter a house wherein there is a picture." Busr said, "Later on Zaid bin Khalid fell ill and we called on him. To our surprise we saw a curtain decorated with pictures in his house. I said to Ubaidullah Al-Khaulani, "Didn't he (i.e. Zaid) tell us about the (prohibition of) pictures?" He said, "But he excepted the embroidery on garments. Didn't you hear him?" I said, "No." He said, "Yes, he did." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3226)   

أَنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيَّ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَدَّثَهُ وَمَعَ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ الْخَوْلَانِيُّ الَّذِي كَانَ فِي حِجْرِ مَيْمُونَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حَدَّثَهُمَا زَيْدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ أَنَّ أَبَا طَلْحَةَ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا تَدْخُلُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ صُورَةٌ قَالَ بُسْرٌ فَمَرِضَ زَيْدٌ فَعُدْنَاهُ فَإِذَا فِي بَيْتِهِ سِتْرٌ فِيهِ تَصَاوِيرُ فَقُلْتُ لِعُبَيْدِ اللهِ الْخَوْلَانِيِّ أَلَمْ يُحَدِّثْنَا؟ قَالَ إِنَّهُ قَدْ قَالَ إِلَّا رَقْمًا فِي الثَّوْبِ أَلَمْ تَسْمَعْهُ؟ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ بَلَى فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ  

[Machine] In it, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Did you not say only what is written on the garment?" He said, "Yes, but it is more pleasing to me to say only what is written on a garment that could possibly refer to non-living images." It is in the narration of Abu Talha that is not clear, and in the previous reports there is clarification. Therefore, it is necessary to consider what we have narrated in this chapter based on what we have narrated in the previous chapter, and Allah knows best.  

فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا قَدْ عَلِمْتَ فَقَالَ سَهْلٌ أَلَمْ يَقُلْ إِلَّا مَا كَانَ رَقْمًا فِي الثَّوْبِ قَالَ بَلَى وَلَكِنَّهُ أَطْيَبُ لِنَفْسِي قَوْلُهُ إِلَّا رَقْمًا فِي ثَوْبٍ يَحْتَمِلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْمُرَادُ بِهِ صُورَةَ غَيْرِ ذَوَاتِ الْأَرْوَاحِ وَهُوَ فِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ غَيْرُ مُبَيَّنٍ وَفِي الْأَخْبَارِ قَبْلَ هَذَا الْبَابِ مُبَيَّنٌ فَالْوَاجِبُ حَمْلُ مَا رَوَيْنَا فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ عَلَى مَا رَوَيْنَا فِي الْبَابِ قَبْلَهُ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ