He entered upon Abu Talhah Al-Ansari to visit him (when he was sick), and he found Sahl bin Hunaif there. Abu Talhah told someone to remove a blanket from beneath him, and Sahl said to him: "Why do you want to remove it?" He said: "Because there are images on it, and the Messenger of Allah [SAW] said what you know concerning them." He said: "Did he not say: Except for patterns on fabrics?" He said: "Yes, but this makes me feel more comfortable." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5349)
فِيهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا قَدْ عَلِمْتَ قَالَ أَلَمْ يَقُلْ «إِلَّا مَا كَانَ رَقْمًا فِي ثَوْبٍ» قَالَ بَلَى وَلَكِنَّهُ أَطْيَبُ لِنَفْسِي