Sahih Muslim Hadith 5541

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[5541] 100 – ( … ) It was narrated that An-Nadr bin Anas bin Mâlik said: "I was sitting with Ibn 'Abbâs and he was giving advice but he did not say: 'The Messenger of Allah said,' until a man asked him: 'I am a man who makes these images.' Ibn 'Abbâs said: 'Come closer,' so the man came closer. Ibn 'Abbâs said: 'I heard the Messenger of " That is because at the beginning of the chain of narration, Imâm Muslim said: "I read the following before Nasr bin 'AblI AI-JahdamI." And his approval of it, means that he approved of it, and that it be narrated upon his authority. Allah say: "Whoever makes an image in this world will be commanded to breathe the soul into it on the Day of Resurrection, and he will not be able to do that."