حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَيْتُ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَمُوسَى وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ فَأَمَّا عِيسَى فَأَحْمَرُ جَعْدٌ عَرِيضُ الصَّدْرِ وَأَمَّا مُوسَى فَإِنَّهُ جَسِيمٌ قَالُوا لَهُ فَإِبْرَاهِيمُ قَالَ انْظُرُوا إِلَى صَاحِبِكُمْ يَعْنِي نَفْسَهُ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2697
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (RA) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "I saw 'Eesa Ibn Maryam, Moosa and Ibraheem. As for 'Eesa, he was reddish with curly hair and a broad chest. As for Moosa, he was dark and tall.” They said to him: And Ibraheem? He said: "Look at your companion,” meaning himself.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020
