the shepherd's pipe, so he placed his two fingers in his ears and then turned away from the path, and he continued saying, "O Nafi', do you hear it?" until I said, "No." Then he removed his fingers from (13) his ears, returned to the path, and said, "This is how I saw the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) do." Narrated by Abu Dawud (14) and al-Khallal. This is because he is witnessing and hearing an evil without any need for it, so he is forbidden from it, just as he would be if he were able to remove it. This differs from one who is already present where there is ongoing evil and pipe music, as it is permissible for him to remain there, for that is a state of necessity due to the harm involved in leaving the house.

Section: If he sees carvings, pictures of trees, and the like, there is no harm in that, for those are carvings and are (15) like patterns on a garment (16). If there are pictures of animals in a place where they are stepped upon or leaned against, such as those on carpets and cushions, this is also permissible. If they are on curtains, walls, or items that are not stepped upon, and he is able to take them down or cut off their heads, he should do so and then sit; if that is not possible, he should leave and not sit. This is the view of the majority of scholars. Ibn 'Abd al-Barr said: This is the most balanced of the schools. He attributed this view to Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, Salim, 'Urwa, Ibn Sirin, 'Ata', 'Ikrimah ibn Khalid, 'Ikrimah the freed slave of Ibn 'Abbas, and Sa'id ibn Jubayr. This is also the school of al-Shafi'i. Abu Hurayra used to dislike images, both those that were erected and those that were laid out. Likewise, Malik, except that he disliked them as a matter of purity (17) and did not view them as forbidden. Perhaps they follow the generality of the saying of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace): "The angels do not enter a house in which there is an image." Agreed upon (18). It is narrated from Ibn