Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya, from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn, from Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub, from Al-‘Ala’, from Muhammad ibn Muslim, said: I said to Abu Ja‘far, peace be upon him: “I pray while the figures are in front of me and I am looking at them?” Imam عليه السلام said: "No. Cast a cloth over them. There is no problem if they are to your right, or to your left, or behind you, or beneath your feet, or above your head. But if they are in the direction of the Qiblah, then cover them with a cloth and pray."