Hadith #499
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ قَالَ دَخَلَ الْمِسْوَرُ بْنُ مَخْرَمَةَ عَلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ يَعُودُهُ فِي مَرَضٍ مَرِضَهُ فَرَأَى عَلَيْهِ ثَوْبَ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ كَانُونٌ عَلَيْهِ تَمَاثِيلُ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا أَبَا عَبَّاسٍ مَا هَذَا الثَّوْبُ الَّذِي عَلَيْكَ قَالَ وَمَا هُوَ قَالَ إِسْتَبْرَقٌ قَال
َ وَاللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ بِهِ وَمَا أَظُنُّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْهُ إِلَّا لِلتَّجَبُّرِ وَالتَّكَبُّرِ وَلَسْنَا بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ كَذَلِكَ قَالَ فَمَا هَذَا الْكَانُونُ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِ الصُّوَرُ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَلَا تَرَى كَيْفَ أَحْرَقْنَاهَا بِالنَّارِ
Isnad Chain
يزيد
ابن أبي ذئب
شعبة
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) — via Shu'bah — that al-Miswar ibn Makhramah entered upon Ibn 'Abbas to visit him during an illness. He saw him wearing a garment of silk brocade [istabraq], with a brazier [kanun] before him on which were images [figurines]. He said to him: 'O Abu 'Abbas, what is this garment you are wearing?' He said: 'What is it?' He said: 'Silk brocade.' He said: 'By Allah, I did not know what it was — and I do not think the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade it except for arrogance and haughtiness, and — praise be to Allah — we are not like that.' He then asked: 'What is this brazier with the images on it?' Ibn 'Abbas said: 'Do you not see how we have burned them [the images] in the fire?'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 10, Hadith 499
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3137
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39527