Shama'il Muhammadiyah / Shumail Tirmidhi

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو رَجَائٍ قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مَالِکِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ کَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلی الله عليه وسلم لَيْسَ بِالطَّوِيلِ الْبَائِنِ وَلاَ بِالْقَصِيرِ وَلاَ بِالأَبْيَضِ الأَمْهَقِ وَلاَ بِالآدَمِ وَلاَ بِالْجَعْدِ الْقَطَطِ وَلاَ بِالسَّبْطِ بَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَی عَلَی رَأْسِ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً فَأَقَامَ بِمَکَّةَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ وَبِالْمَدِينَةِ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ وَتَوَفَّاهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَی عَلَی رَأْسِ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً وَلَيْسَ فِي رَأْسِهِ وَلِحْيَتِهِ عِشْرُونَ شَعَرَةً بَيْضَائَ

Anas (Radiallahu Anhu) reports: "Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) was neither tall nor was he short (like a dwarf–He was of medium stature). In complexion, he was he was neither very white like lime, nor very dark, nor brown which results in darkness (he was illuminant, more luminous than even the full-moon on the 14th night).The hair of Rasullullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) was neither very straight nor very curly (but slightly wavy). When he attained the age of forty, Allah the Almighty granted him nubuwwah (prophethood).He lived for ten years in Makkah (commentary) and in Madina for ten years. At that time there were not more than twenty white hair on his mubarak (blessed) head and beard." (This will be described in detail in the chapter on white hair of Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam).

اَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ، ← رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ← مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ ← أَبُو رَجَائٍ قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ

حَدَّثَنَاحُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ الْبَصْرِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ قَالَ کَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلی الله عليه وسلم رَبْعَةً لَيْسَ بِالطَّوِيلِ وَلا بِالْقَصِيرِ حَسَنَ الْجِسْمِ وَکَانَ شَعَرُهُ لَيْسَ بِجَعْدٍ وَلا سَبْطٍ أَسْمَرَ اللَّوْنِ إِذَا مَشَی يَتَکَفَّأُ

Anas bin Malik (Radiallhu Anhu) reports, "Rasullullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) was of a medium stature, he was neither very tall nor very short. He was very handsome, of medium built and his hair was neither very curly nor very straight (but was slightly wavy). He had a wheat-coloured complexion. When he walked, he leaned forward slightly".

اَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ، ← حُمَيْدٍ ← عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ ← حَدَّثَنَاحُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ الْبَصْرِيُّ

حَدَّثَنَاحُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ الْبَصْرِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ قَالَ کَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلی الله عليه وسلم رَبْعَةً لَيْسَ بِالطَّوِيلِ وَلا بِالْقَصِيرِ حَسَنَ الْجِسْمِ وَکَانَ شَعَرُهُ لَيْسَ بِجَعْدٍ وَلا سَبْطٍ أَسْمَرَ اللَّوْنِ إِذَا مَشَی يَتَکَفَّأُ

Anas bin Malik (Radiallhu Anhu) reports, "Rasullullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) was of a medium stature, he was neither very tall nor very short. He was very handsome, of medium built and his hair was neither very curly nor very straight (but was slightly wavy). He had a wheat-coloured complexion. When he walked, he leaned forward slightly".

اَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ، ← حُمَيْدٍ ← عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ ← حَدَّثَنَاحُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ الْبَصْرِيُّ

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَائَ بْنَ عَازِبٍ يَقُولُ کَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلی الله عليه وسلم رَجُلا مَرْبُوعًا بَعِيدَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَنْکِبَيْنِ عَظِيمَ الْجُمَّةِ إِلَی شَحْمَةِ أُذُنَيْهِ الْيُسْرَی عَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ حَمْرَائُ مَا رَأَيْتُ شَيْئًا قَطُّ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ

Baraa bin Aazib (Radiallahu anhu) relates that: "Rasullullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) was a man of a medium build, (slightly tall, as explained before); he had broad shoulders (from which we may gather that he had a wide chest); he had dense hair which reached his ear-lobes; he wore a red striped lungi (a cloth worn around the legs) and shawl. I never saw anybody or anything more handsome than him".

الْبَرَائَ بْنَ عَازِبٍ ← أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ← شُعْبَةُ ← مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ← مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ،

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَکِيعٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْبَرَائِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ قَالَ مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ ذِي لِمَّةٍ فِي حُلَّةٍ حَمْرَائَ أَحْسَنَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلی الله عليه وسلم لَهُ شَعَرٌ يَضْرِبُ مَنْکِبَيْهِ بَعِيدُ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَنْکِبَيْنِ لَمْ يَکُنْ بِالْقَصِيرِ وَلا بِالطَّوِيلِ

Baraa bin Aazib (Radiallahu Anhu) reports: "I never seen someone with long hair and red clothing more handsome than Rasullullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam). His hair reached his shoulders. The portion between his two shoulders was wide. He was neither very tall nor very short".

الْبَرَائَ بْنَ عَازِبٍ ← أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ← سُفْيَانَ، ← وَكِيعٌ، ← مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلانَ

حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَکِيعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنِ الْمَسْعُودِيِّ بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ الضَّبِّيُّ الْبَصْرِيُّ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ وَأَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي حَلِيمَةَ وَالْمَعْنَی وَاحِدٌ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَی بْنُ يُونُسَ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ مَوْلَی غُفْرَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ قَالَ کَانَ عَلِيٌّ إِذَا وَصَفَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلی الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لَمْ يَکُنْ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلی الله عليه وسلم بِالطَّوِيلِ الْمُمَّغِطِ وَلا بِالْقَصِيرِ الْمُتَرَدِّدِ وَکَانَ رَبْعَةً مِنَ الْقَوْمِ لَمْ يَکُنْ بِالْجَعْدِ الْقَطَطِ وَلا بِالسَّبْطِ کَانَ جَعْدًا رَجِلا وَلَمْ يَکُنْ بِالْمُطَهَّمِ وَلا بِالْمُکَلْثَمِ وَکَانَ فِي وَجْهِهِ تَدْوِيرٌ أَبْيَضُ مُشَرَبٌ أَدْعَجُ الْعَيْنَيْنِ أَهْدَبُ الأَشْفَارِ جَلِيلُ الْمُشَاشِ وَالْکَتَدِ أَجْرَدُ ذُو مَسْرُبَةٍ شَثْنُ الْکَفَّيْنِ وَالْقَدَمَيْنِ إِذَا مَشَی کَأَنَّمَا يَنْحَطُّ فِي صَبَبٍ وَإِذَا الْتَفَتَ الْتَفَتَ مَعًا بَيْنَ کَتِفَيْهِ خَاتَمُ النُّبُوَّةِ وَهُوَ خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ أَجْوَدُ النَّاسِ صَدْرًا وَأَصْدَقُ النَّاسِ لَهْجَةً وَأَلْيَنُهُمْ عَرِيکَةً وَأَکْرَمُهُمْ عِشْرَةً مَنْ رَآهُ بَدِيهَةً هَابَهُ وَمَنْ خَالَطَهُ مَعْرِفَةً أَحَبَّهُ يَقُولُ نَاعِتُهُ لَمْ أَرَ قَبْلَهُ وَلا بَعْدَهُ مِثْلَهُ صلی الله عليه وسلم قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَی سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ الأَصْمَعِيَّ يَقُولُ فِي تَفْسِيرِ صِفَةِ النَّبِيِّ صلی الله عليه وسلم الْمُمَّغِطُ الذَّاهِبُ طُولا وَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَعْرَابِيًّا يَقُولُ فِي کَلامِهِ ممَغَّطَ فِي نَشَّابَتِهِ أَيْ مَدَّهَا مَدًّا شَدِيدًا وَالْمُتَرَدِّدُ الدَّاخِلُ بَعْضُهُ فِي بَعْضٍ قِصَرًا وَأَمَّا الْقَطَطُ فَالشَّدِيدُ الْجُعُودَةِ وَالترَّجُلُ الَّذِي فِي شَعَرِهِ حُجُونَةٌ أَيْ تَثَنٍّ قَلِيلٌ وَأَمَّا الْمُطَهَّمُ فَالْبَادِنُ الْکَثِيرُ اللَّحْمِ وَالْمُکَلْثَمُ الْمُدَوَّرُ الْوَجْهِ وَالْمُشَرَبُ الَّذِي فِي بَيَاضِهِ حُمْرَةٌ وَالأَدْعَجُ الشَّدِيدُ سَوَادِ الْعَيْنِ وَالأَهْدَبُ الطَّوِيلُ الأَشْفَارِ

It is related from Ebrahim bin Muhammad (Radiallahu anhu) who is from the sons (grand sons of Ali radiallahu anhu, that whenever Ali radiallahu anhu described the nobel features of Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam), he used to say: "Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) was neither very tall nor short, but of a medium stature among people. His hair was neither very curly nor very straight, but had a slight wave in it. He did not have a big body nor a round face, but his mubaarak face was slightly round (meaning he did not have a fully round face nor a fully elongated face, bur in between the two). The complexion of Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) was white with redness in it. The mubaarak eyes of Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) were extremely black. His eyelashes were long. The joints of the body (e.g. elbows and knees etc.) were large, likewise the portion between the two shoulders was broad and fully fleshed. There was no hair (more than normal) on his body. (Some people have profuse hair on their body. Sayyidina Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) did not have hair on the parts of his body, besides places like the arms and legs etc.) He had a thin line of hair running from the chest to the navel. The hands and feet of Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) were fully fleshed. When he walked, he lifted his legs with vigour, as if he were descending to a low-lying place. When he addressed a person he turned his whole body towards that person. (He did not only turn his face towards the person he addressed, as this is considered impolite, and sometimes, it even denotes pride. Sayyidina Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) faced the person he spoke to, with his chest and body. Some scholars have translated this as, when Sayyidina Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) addressed someone, he completely turned his face towards that person, and did not give a side glance. This is not a suitable translation). The seal of Prophethood was situated between his shoulders. He was a last of all prophets. He was the most generous and the most truthful. He was the most kind-hearted and came from a most noble family. (It means his character, family back-ground and everything else was of the best). Any person who saw him suddenly would become awe-inspired. Sayyidina Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) had such a great personality and dignity, that the person who saw him for the first time, because of his awe-inspiring personality, would be overcome with a feeling of profound respect. Firstly, there is a ro`b (awe) for physical beauty, with this when other Kamaalat are added what more could then be said of the ro'b (awe). Besides, the special attributes and qualities granted to Sayyidina Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) ro'b (awe) is also one of the special qualities granted to him). Anyone who came in close contact with him, and knew his excellent character was smitten with the love of his excellent attributes. Anyone who described his noble features can only say: "I have not seen anyone like Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) neither before nor after him."

حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَکِيعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جُمَيْعُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْعِجْلِيُّ إِمْلائً عَلَيْنَا مِنْ کِتَابِهِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ أَبِي هَالَةَ زَوْجِ خَدِيجَةَ يُکَنَی أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنِ ابْنٍ لأَبِي هَالَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ خَالِي هِنْدَ بْنَ أَبِي هَالَةَ وَکَانَ وَصَّافًا عَنْ حِلْيَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلی الله عليه وسلم وَأَنَا أَشْتَهِي أَنْ يَصِفَ لِي مِنْهَا شَيْئًا أَتَعَلَّقُ بِهِ فَقَالَ کَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلی الله عليه وسلم فَخْمًا مُفَخَّمًا يَتَلأْلأُ وَجْهُهُ تَلأْلُؤَ الْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ أَطْوَلُ مِنَ الْمَرْبُوعِ وَأَقْصَرُ مِنَ الْمُشَذَّبِ عَظِيمُ الْهَامَةِ رَجِلُ الشَّعْرِ إِنِ انْفَرَقَتْ عَقِيقَتُهُ فَرَّقَهَا وَإِلا فَلا يُجَاوِزُ شَعَرُهُ شَحْمَةَ أُذُنَيْهِ إِذَا هُوَ وَفَّرَهُ أَزْهَرُ اللَّوْنِ وَاسِعُ الْجَبِينِ أَزَجُّ الْحَوَاجِبِ سَوَابِغَ فِي غَيْرِ قَرَنٍ بَيْنَهُمَا عِرْقٌ يُدِرُّهُ الْغَضَبُ أَقْنَی الْعِرْنَيْنِ لَهُ نُورٌ يَعْلُوهُ يَحْسَبُهُ مَنْ لَمْ يَتَأَمَّلْهُ أَشَمَّ کَثُّ اللِّحْيَةِ سَهْلُ الْخدَّيْنِ ضَلِيعُ الْفَمِ مُفْلَجُ الأَسْنَانِ دَقِيقُ الْمَسْرُبَةِ کَأَنَّ عُنُقَهُ جِيدُ دُمْيَةٍ فِي صَفَائِ الْفِضَّةِ مُعْتَدِلُ الْخَلْقِ بَادِنٌ مُتَمَاسِکٌ سَوَائُ الْبَطْنِ وَالصَّدْرِ عَرِيضُ الصَّدْرِ بَعِيدُ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَنْکِبَيْنِ ضَخْمُ الْکَرَادِيسِ أَنْوَرُ الْمُتَجَرَّدِ مَوْصُولُ مَا بَيْنَ اللَّبَّةِ وَالسُّرَّةِ بِشَعَرٍ يَجْرِي کَالْخَطِّ عَارِي الثَّدْيَيْنِ وَالْبَطْنِ مِمَّا سِوَی ذَلِکَ أَشْعَرُ الذِّرَاعَيْنِ وَالْمَنْکِبَيْنِ وَأَعَالِي الصَّدْرِ طَوِيلُ الزَّنْدَيْنِ رَحْبُ الرَّاحَةِ شَثْنُ الْکَفَّيْنِ وَالْقَدَمَيْنِ سَائِلُ الأَطْرَافِ أَوْ قَالَ شَائِلُ الأَطْرَافِ خَمْصَانُ الأَخْمَصَيْنِ مَسِيحُ الْقَدَمَيْنِ يَنْبُو عَنْهُمَا الْمَائُ إِذَا زَالَ زَالَ قَلِعًا يَخْطُو تَکَفِّيًا وَيَمْشِي هَوْنًا ذَرِيعُ الْمِشْيَةِ إِذَا مَشَی کَأَنَّمَا يَنْحَطُّ مِنْ صَبَبٍ وَإِذَا الْتَفَتَ الْتَفَتَ جَمِيعًا خَافِضُ الطَّرْفِ نَظَرُهُ إِلَی الأَرْضِ أَطْوَلُ مِنْ نَظَرِهِ إِلَی السَّمَائِ جُلُّ نَظَرِهِ الْمُلاحَظَةُ يَسُوقُ أَصْحَابَهُ وَيَبْدَأُ مَنْ لَقِيَ بِالسَّلامِ

Hasan bin Ali (Radiallahu anhu) reported: "I inquired from my maternal uncle (Sayyiditina Fatimah Radiallahu anha's step brother) Hind bin Abi Haalah (Radiallahu anhu) about the noble features of the Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam). He had often described the noble features of Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) in detail. I felt that I should hear from him personally, some of the noble features of Raulullah (Sallallahu alalihe wasallam), so that I could make his discription a proof and testimony for myself and also memorise them, and, if possible, try to emulate and adopt them. (The age of Sayyidna Hasan (Radiallahu anhu) at the time of Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam)'s death was seven years. In view of his age he did not have the opportunity to realise fully the features of Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam). The uncle descirbed the noble features by saying: "He had great qualities and attributes in him, others also held him in high estemm. His mubarak face shone like the full moon. He was slightly taller than a man of middle height, but shorter than a tall person. His mubarak head was moderately large. His mubarak hair was slightly twisted. If his hair became parted naturally in the middle he left it so, otherwise he did not habitually make an effort to part his hair in the middle. (This is a more respected transaltion).

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُوسَی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّی حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ سِمَاکِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ يَقُولُ کَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلی الله عليه وسلم ضَلِيعَ الْفَمِ أَشْکَلَ الْعَيْنِ مَنْهُوسَ الْعَقِبِ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ قُلْتُ لِسِمَاکٍ مَا ضَلِيعُ الْفَمِ قَالَ عَظِيمُ الْفَمِ قُلْتُ مَا أَشْکَلُ الْعَيْنِ قَالَ طَوِيلُ شِقِّ الْعَيْنِ قُلْتُ مَا مَنْهُوسُ الْعَقِبِ قَالَ قَلِيلُ لَحْمِ الْعَقِبِ

Jaabir bin Samurah (Radiallahu anhu) says: "Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) had a wide mouth. There were red lines in the whiteness of his eyes. He had little flesh on his heels."

جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، ← سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ ← شُعْبَةُ ← مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ← أَبُو مُوسَی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّی

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْثَرُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَوَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلی الله عليه وسلم فِي لَيْلَةٍ إِضْحِيَانٍ وَعَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ حَمْرَائُ فَجَعَلْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ وَإِلَی الْقَمَرِ فَلَهُوَ عِنْدِي أَحْسَنُ مِنَ الْقَمَرِ

It is related from Jaabir (Radiallahu anhu) that he said: " I once saw Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) on the night of a full moon. On that night he wore red clothing. At times I looked at the full moon and at times at Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) . Ultimately I came to the conclusion that Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) was more handsome, beautiful and more radiant than the full moon."

جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، ← أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ← أَشْعَثَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَوَّارٍ ← عَبْثَرُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ ← هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ،

حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَکِيعٍ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرُّؤَاسِيُّ عَنْ زُهَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ الْبَرَائَ بْنَ عَازِبٍ أَکَانَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلی الله عليه وسلم مِثْلَ السَّيْفِ قَالَ لا بَلْ مِثْلَ الْقَمَرِ

Abu-Ishaaq (Radiallahu anhu) says: "A person once asked Baraa bin Aazib (Radiallahu anhu), "Was the face of Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) shining like a sword?" He replied: "No but like a full-moon with its roundness."

أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ← زُهَيْرٍ ← حُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرُّؤَاسِيُّ ← سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَکِيعٍ

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْمَصَاحِفِيُّ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ سَلْمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ أَبِي الأَخْضَرِ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ کَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلی الله عليه وسلم أَبْيَضَ کَأَنَّمَا صِيغَ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ رَجِلَ الشَّعْرِ

Abu Hurayrah (Radiallahu anhu) says: "Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) was so clean, clear, beautiful and handsome, as though his body was covered and moulded in silver. His hair was slightly curled."

أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، ← اَبِیْ سَلَمَۃَ ← ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، ← صَالِحِ بْنِ أَبِي الأَخْضَرِ ← النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ، ← أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْمَصَاحِفِيُّ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ سَلْمٍ

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلی الله عليه وسلم قَالَ عُرِضَ عَلَيَّ الأَنْبِيَائُ فَإِذَا مُوسَی عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ ضَرْبٌ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ کَأَنَّهُ مِنْ رِجَالِ شَنُوئَةَ وَرَأَيْتُ عِيسَی بْنَ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَإِذَا أَقْرَبُ مَنْ رَأَيْتُ بِهِ شَبَهًا عُرْوَةُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ وَرَأَيْتُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَإِذَا أَقْرَبُ مَنْ رَأَيْتُ بِهِ شَبَهًا صَاحِبُکُمْ يَعْنِي نَفْسَهُ وَرَأَيْتُ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَإِذَا أَقْرَبُ مَنْ رَأَيْتُ بِهِ شَبَهًا دِحْيَةُ

Jaabir bin Abdullah (Radiallahu anhu) narrates from Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) that he said: "The Ambiyaa (Prophets) were shown to me. I saw Musa (Alaihis salaam), he had a thin body, like one from among the tribe of Shanu'ah. I saw Esa (Alaihis salaam). From among all those whom I have seen, he somewhat resembled Urwah bin Masud. I saw Ebrahim (Alaihis salaam). From among all those that I have seen,I, more or less, look like him. In the same manner I saw Jibra-eel (Alaihis salaam). From among all those I had seen, he more or less looked like Dihyah Kalbi."

جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ← أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ ← اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ ← قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ