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[Machine] The head is the image, so when the head is cut off, it is not in the form of an image.  

البيهقي:١٤٥٨٠أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّفَّارُ نا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ نا سَهْلُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ نا وَهْبٌ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ قَالَ

الصُّورَةُ الرَّأْسُ فَإِذَا قُطِعَ الرَّأْسُ فَلَيْسَ بِصُورَةٍ