"except ruqam on textiles"?
Praise be to Allaah.
The scholars (may Allaah have mercy on them) interpretedruqamin two ways:
(i) That it refers to images in carpets and similar
items, which are walked on and are not treated in a respectful manner
like pillows. This is allowed, because the Messenger (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) allowed it. What is meant is that he
allowed their use, but making images is not allowed.
(ii) That it refers to decorations on garments, apart
from pictures or images. Decoration on clothing is fine and does not
come under the ruling on images. What is forbidden is images of
animate beings, human or otherwise, because it was reported that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) entered upon
'Aa'ishah and saw a garment on which there was an image. He got angry
and tore it down, and said, "The makers of these images will be
punished on the Day of Resurrection, and they will be told, 'Give life
to that which you have created.' 'Aa'ishah said: So I made it into two
pillows on which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) could recline. Al-Nasaa'i narrated with a saheeh isnaad from Abu
Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) had an appointment with Jibreel, and
he was late, so he went out to him and found him waiting for him
(outside). Jibreel said to him: "In the house there is a statue, and a
curtain with images on it, and a dog. Go and break the head off the
statue so that it will look like a tree, and go and make two pillows
out of the curtain that will be thrown on the floor and stepped on,
and go and throw the dog out." The Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) went and did that, then Jibreel (peace be upon
him) came in. Abu Hurayrah said: the dog was a puppy underneath a bed
in the house, which has been brought in by al-Hasan and al-Husayn.
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