to do Sal?t on. He ( - ) said: ‘Take it away’. ‘I then sewn it into two pillows’. (1)
After relating the Had?th, An-Nawaw? said: ‘As for doing Sal?t wearing clothes that bear pictures, a cross or decorations, it is detested. This also applies on doing Sal?t towards their direction or on them’. (2)
It is worth mentioning the following point:
* The Ruling concerning the Sal?t of those who bear pictures with them:
Im?m M?lik was asked concerning a person who does his Sal?t while wearing a ring that bears pictures. He said: ‘He must not wear it and must not pray wearing it’. (3)
Al-Bah?t? said: ‘It is detested for one to do his Sal?t wearing a ring or carrying with him anything that bears pictures such as coins or the like’. (4)
Hanafi scholars; however, permitted that one could do his Sal?t carrying coins that bear pictures.
As-Samarqand? said: ‘It is permissible that one does his / her Sal?t carrying coins that bear pictures for they are too small to be seen’. (5)
The meanings the previous ah?d?th bear are so close; they all state that it is detested for one to do his Sal?t carrying things that bear pictures or do Sal?t towards pictures for they distract one from
(1) Narrated by: Muslim in the “Book of clothes and Adornment”, chapter: The prohibition of making portraits of living creatures and the prohibition of keeping pictures on clothes that are of high quality, (vol. 3 / p. 1668), An-Nas?’? in the Book of Adornments, chapter: The pictures, (vol. 8 / p. 213), and-D?rim? in his “Sunan” (vol. 2 / p. 384).
(2) Al-Majm?’(vol. 3 / p. 180).
(3) Al-Mudawwanah Al-Kubr? (vol. 1 / p. 91).
(4) Kashsh?f Al-Qin?’(vol. 1 / p. 432).
(5) ‘Uy?n Al-Mas?’il (vol. 2 / p. 427).