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When the Prophet (ﷺ) saw pictures in the Ka`ba, he did not enter it till he ordered them to be erased.
When he saw (the pictures of Abraham and Ishmael carrying the arrows of divination, he said, "May
Allah curse them (i.e. the Quraish)! By Allah, neither Abraham nor Ishmael practiced divination by
arrows."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 60, Hadith 27
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The Prophet (ﷺ) entered the Ka`ba and found in it the pictures of (Prophet) Abraham and Mary. On that
he said' "What is the matter with them ( i.e. Quraish)? They have already heard that angels do not
enter a house in which there are pictures; yet this is the picture of Abraham. And why is he depicted as
practicing divination by arrows?"
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The people said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Who is the most honorable amongst the people (in Allah's
Sight)?" He said, "The most righteous amongst them." They said, "We do not ask you, about this. " He
said, "Then Joseph, Allah's Prophet, the son of Allah's Prophet, The son of Allah's Prophet the son of
Allah's Khalil (i.e. Abraham)." They said, "We do not want to ask about this," He said' "Then you
want to ask about the descent of the Arabs. Those who were the best in the pre-lslamic period of
ignorance will be the best in Islam provided they comprehend the religious knowledge."