Is it forbidden to enter a house containing images (Sura)?

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Entering a house containing images is not forbidden (haram). The permission to omit extending an invitation (Da'wah) is given as a punishment for the inviter, nullifying their status because they introduced an evil (munkar) into their dwelling. It is not obligatory for one who sees images in the inviter's house to leave, according to the apparent view of Ahmad. Ahmad stated that if images were on a curtain, it was easier than if they were on a wall. If the images were only seen when the dining spread was placed, one should not leave, but rather one should reprimand and forbid those present. This view aligns with Malik, who disliked them as a matter of piety (tanzuh) but did not consider them forbidden. The permission to omit the obligatory invitation for this reason is a disciplinary measure against the perpetrator to deter them from their action.