Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 2151

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ أَصْحَابَ الصُّوَرِ يُعَذَّبُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يُقَالُ لَهُمْ أَحْيُوا مَا خَلَقْتُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Muhammad ibn Rumh narrated to us; al-Layth ibn Saʿd narrated to us, from Nafiʿ, from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad, from ʿAʾishah, that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: ‘Those who make images will be punished on the Day of Resurrection. They will be told, “Give life to what you created.”’

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ أَصْحَابَ الصُّوَرِ يُعَذَّبُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يُقَالُ لَهُمْ أَحْيُوا مَا خَلَقْتُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.

    أصحاب الصور refers to those who make images; the report does not specify a medium or technique in this wording.

    Does ‘those who make images’ preserve the broad wording without narrowing it to statues or another medium?