The physical beauty of the Prophet (saw)

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Re: The physical beauty of the Prophet (saw)

@NeSCio

Thanks for the good explanation. My question was also more directed towards those participating in this thread who oppose taking pictures. And also a hypothetical question to those sahabas contributing these hadiths: didn’t they think that giving such detailed descriptions of the prophet could be the same as making a picture of him? Because the same sahaba conveyed hadiths that making pictures is haraam

Peace NeSCio

May Allah increase the Sahabah in their reward, they used to hear something and act upon it. They were told to avoid the making of graven images, not to safeguard themselves, but to avoid others who would follow in mindless worship. A description of someone has not according to my knowledge been forbidden, so why then should they stop doing what has not been forbidden? Allahu’Alim.

And if mental pictures are good enough to constitute pictures in the real sense then the argument can be swung around to those who do worship idols, that could they not choose to worship the image in their minds rather than crafting it out?

Our words carry so much weight and your argument sounds convincing, but for some wisdom that either of us cannot yet see, there is reason beyond us for the moment that making images (of living entities) is wrong yet writing descriptions is allowed.