Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 449 – Volume 4, Book 54

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Volume 4, Book 54, Number 449:
Narrated Busr bin Said:
That Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani narrated to him something in the presence of Said bin 'Ubaidullah
Al-Khaulani who was brought up in the house of Maimuna the wife of the Prophet. Zaid narrated to
them that Abu Talha said that the Prophet said, "The Angels (of Mercy) do not enter a house wherein
there is a picture." Busr said, "Later on Zaid bin Khalid fell ill and we called on him. To our surprise
we saw a curtain decorated with pictures in his house. I said to Ubaidullah Al-Khaulani, "Didn't he
(i.e. Zaid) tell us about the (prohibition of) pictures?" He said, "But he excepted the embroidery on
garments. Didn't you hear him?" I said, "No." He said, "Yes, he did."