#1769

Malik related to me from Abu'n-Nasr that Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Utba ibn Masud went to visit Abu Talha al-Ansari when he was ill. He said, "I found Sahl ibn Hunayf with him. Abu Talha summoned a man and removed a rug which was under him. Sahl ibn Hunayf said to him, 'Why did you remove it?' He said, 'Because there were pictures on it, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said what you know about them.' Sahl replied, 'Didn't the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "except for markings on a garment?"' (A rug was considered a garment). He said, 'Yes, but it is more pleasing to myself

وحدثني مالك، عن ابي النضر، عن عبيد الله بن عبد الله بن عتبة بن مسعود، انه دخل على ابي طلحة الانصاري يعوده قال فوجد عنده سهل بن حنيف فدعا ابو طلحة انسانا فنزع نمطا من تحته فقال له سهل بن حنيف لم تنزعه قال لان فيه تصاوير وقد قال فيها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ما قد علمت . فقال سهل الم يقل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " الا ما كان رقما في ثوب " . قال بلى ولكنه اطيب لنفسي