Section: The crafting of images is forbidden for the one who does it, because of what Ibn 'Umar narrated from the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), that he said: "Those who craft these images (30) will be tormented on the Day of Resurrection. It will be said to them: 'Give life to what you have created.'" It is also narrated from Masruq, who said: We entered a house with 'Abdullah that had statues in it. He said to one of the statues: "Whose statue is this?" They said: "The statue of Maryam." 'Abdullah said: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "Indeed, the most severely punished people on the Day of Resurrection are the image-makers." Both are agreed upon (31), and the command to perform it is forbidden, just as the act itself is.

Section: As for entering a house that contains an image, it is not forbidden. Rather, it is permissible to forgo an invitation because of it as a punishment for the inviter, by dropping his right to honor, for he has established a reprehensible matter (munkar) in his home. It is not obligatory for the one who sees it in the inviter's home to leave, according to the apparent speech of Ahmad; for he said, in the narration of al-Fadl [ibn Ziyad] (32), when asked about seeing images on a curtain that he had not seen when he entered? He said: "It is easier than if it were on the wall." He was asked (33): If he did not see it until the tray of food was placed before them, should he leave? He said: "Do not make it difficult for us, but if he sees this, let him rebuke them and forbid them from it." He means: he should not leave. This is the school of Malik; for he used to dislike it as a matter of decorum (tanzuh), and he did not view it as forbidden. Most of the followers of al-Shafi'i said: If the images are on curtains, or something that is not stepped upon, it is not permissible for him to enter; because the angels do not enter it, and because if it were not forbidden, it would not be permissible to abandon the obligatory invitation because of it. We hold as evidence what has been narrated that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace)