This hadith has been reported on the authority of Abu Mu`awiya through another chain of transmitters (and the words are):
"Verily, the most grievously tormented people amongst the denizens of Hell on the Day of Resurrection would be the painters of pictures." The rest of the hadith is the same.
Reference: Sahih Muslim 2109 b In-book : Book 37, Hadith 151 USC-MSA web (English) : Book 24, Hadith 5271 (deprecated)
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