The Physical Appearance of Allahs Messenger (saw) When the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) emigrated from Makkah to Madînah, he passed by the tent of Umm Ma`bad. She witnessed some of his miracles, then swore fealty to him in Islam before he departed. When her husband came back, he was surprised to find with her a quantity of milk. He asked her: “Where you have got this from, O Umm Ma`bad, while our sheep is alone and untouched and we have no milk cow in our home?” She said: “Nay, but by Allah, a blessed man passed by our way and did so and so.” He said: “Describe him to me, O Umm Ma`bad. She Said: “I saw a man who is handsome, of glowing countenance, and of good proportions, with neither a large stomach nor a small head. He is smart of appearance, with balanced features, deep black eyes, and long eyelashes. His voice is not coarse. He has a long neck, a full rounded beard, and thick eyebrows that meet each other. When he is silent, he is stately and composed, and when he speaks, his appearance is impressive. “He is the most beautiful and striking man from a distance and the best and most beautiful from close up. He is well spoken, clear in what he says, saying neither too much nor too little, his words flowing forth like a perfect string of pearls. “He is neither too tall nor overly short, a stately man in the company of two other stately men (one of them was Abu Bakr RA), and he is the most prominent among them and the most well-respected. “He has companions who surround him. If he speaks, they listen to him, and if he commands, they hasten to fulfill his command. He is well served and attended, though he is neither stern nor argumentative.” This hadîth is related by al-Hâkim in al-Mustadrak (3/9-10), al-Tabarânî in al-Mu`jam al-Kabîr (3605), Abû Nu`aym in Dalâ’il al-Nubuwwah (282-278), and al-Lâlikâ’î in I`tiqâd Ahl al-Sunnah (1434-1437). Bukhari, Volume 004, Book 056, Hadith Number 747. ------------------------------- Narated By Rabia bin Abi Abdur-Rahman : I heard Anas bin Malik describing the Prophet saying, He was of medium height amongst the people, neither tall nor short; he had a rosy colour, neither absolutely white nor deep brown; his hair was neither completely curly nor quite lank. Divine Inspiration was revealed to him when he was forty years old. He stayed ten years in Mecca receiving the Divine Inspiration, and stayed in Medina for ten more years. When he expired, he had scarcely twenty white hairs in his head and beard. Rabia said, I saw some of his hairs and it was red. When I asked about that, I was told that it turned red because of scent. Bukhari, Volume 007, Book 072, Hadith Number 791. ----------------------------------------- Narated By Qatada : I asked Anas bin Malik about the hair of Allahs Apostle. He said, The hair of Allahs Apostle was neither much straight, nor much curly, and it used to hang down till between his shoulders and his earlobes. Bukhari, Volume 007, Book 072, Hadith Number 792. ----------------------------------------- Narated By Anas : The Prophet had big hands, and I have never seen anybody like him after him. The hair of the Prophet was wavy, neither curly nor straight. Muslim, Book 030, Hadith Number 5773. ------------------------------ Chapter : Concerning the characteristic features of Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him), and he was the most handsome of the people. Qatada reported: I asked Anas b. Malik: How was the hair of Allahs Messenger (may peace be upon him)? Thereupon he said: His hair was neither very curly nor very straight, and they hung over his shoulders and earlobes.
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