His Physical Attributes
There is absolutely no way to conceal the fact that the Prophet is theworthiest of all mankind, the greatest of them in position and mostperfect of them in good qualities and virtue. I am setting out todetail his qualities of perfection in the best way I can, which hasfilled me with longing to call attention to some of his attributes, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace.
Know, may Allah illuminate my heart and yours and increase my love andyour love for this noble Prophet! - that if you were to look into allthose qualities of perfection which cannot be acquired and which arepart of one's constitution, you will find that the Prophet has everyone of them - all of the various good qualities without there being anydispute about it among the transmitters of the traditions.
The beauty of his form and the perfect proportion of his limbs arerelated in numerous sound and famous traditions from 'Ali, Anas ibnMalik, Abu Hurayra, Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib, 'A'isha, Ibn Abi Hala, AbuJuhayfa, Jabir ibn Samura, Umm Ma'bad, Ibn 'Abbas, Mu'arrid ibnMu'ayqib, Abu't-Tufayl, Al-'Ida' ibn Khalid, Khuraym ibn Fatik, Hakimibn Hizam and others.
He had the most radiant colouring, deep black eyes which were wide setand had a sort of red tint to them, long eyelashes, a brightcomplexion, an aquiline nose, and a gap between his fronth teeth. Hisface was round with a wide brow and he had a thick beard which reachedhis chest. His chest and abdomen were of equal size. He wasbroad-chested with broad shoulders. He had large bones, large arms,thick palms and soles, long fingers, fair skin and fine hair from thechest to the navel. He was neither tall nor short, but between the two.In spite of that, no tall person who walked with the Prophet seemedtaller than him. His hair was neither curly nor straight. When helaughed and his teeth showed, it was like a flash of lighting or theyseemed as white as hailstones. When he spoke, it was like light issuingfrom between his teeth. He had a well-formed neck, neither broad norfat. He had a compact body which was not fleshy.
Al-Bara' said, "I did not see anyone with a more beautiful lock of hair resting on a red robe than the Messenger of Allah."
Abu Hurayra said, "I have not seen anything more beautiful than theMessenger of Allah. It was as if the sun was shining in his face. Whenhe laughed, it reflected on the wall."
Jabir ibn Samura was asked, ''Was his face like a sword?" He replied,"No, it was like the sun and the moon. It was round." (In al-Bukhariand Muslim and elsewhere)
In her description, Umm Ma'bad said, "From afar, he was the mostbeautiful of people, and close up he was the most handsome."(Al-Bayhaqi)
Ibn Abi Hala said, "His face shone like the full moon."
At the end of his description, 'Ali said, "Anyone who saw him suddenlywas filled with awe of him. Those who kept his company loved him."
All who described him said they had not see anyone like him either before or since.
There are many famous hadith which describe him. We will not take thetime here to give them all. We have restricted ourselves to someaspects of his description and given a summary of them which is enoughto serve our purpose.
You will find, Allah willing, that we have concluded these sections with a hadith which combines all these things.
Source:
Qadhi 'Iyad, Healing by the Recognition of the Rights of the Chosen One
Kitab ash-Shifa bi Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa
There is absolutely no way to conceal the fact that the Prophet is theworthiest of all mankind, the greatest of them in position and mostperfect of them in good qualities and virtue. I am setting out todetail his qualities of perfection in the best way I can, which hasfilled me with longing to call attention to some of his attributes, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace.
Know, may Allah illuminate my heart and yours and increase my love andyour love for this noble Prophet! - that if you were to look into allthose qualities of perfection which cannot be acquired and which arepart of one's constitution, you will find that the Prophet has everyone of them - all of the various good qualities without there being anydispute about it among the transmitters of the traditions.
The beauty of his form and the perfect proportion of his limbs arerelated in numerous sound and famous traditions from 'Ali, Anas ibnMalik, Abu Hurayra, Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib, 'A'isha, Ibn Abi Hala, AbuJuhayfa, Jabir ibn Samura, Umm Ma'bad, Ibn 'Abbas, Mu'arrid ibnMu'ayqib, Abu't-Tufayl, Al-'Ida' ibn Khalid, Khuraym ibn Fatik, Hakimibn Hizam and others.
He had the most radiant colouring, deep black eyes which were wide setand had a sort of red tint to them, long eyelashes, a brightcomplexion, an aquiline nose, and a gap between his fronth teeth. Hisface was round with a wide brow and he had a thick beard which reachedhis chest. His chest and abdomen were of equal size. He wasbroad-chested with broad shoulders. He had large bones, large arms,thick palms and soles, long fingers, fair skin and fine hair from thechest to the navel. He was neither tall nor short, but between the two.In spite of that, no tall person who walked with the Prophet seemedtaller than him. His hair was neither curly nor straight. When helaughed and his teeth showed, it was like a flash of lighting or theyseemed as white as hailstones. When he spoke, it was like light issuingfrom between his teeth. He had a well-formed neck, neither broad norfat. He had a compact body which was not fleshy.
Al-Bara' said, "I did not see anyone with a more beautiful lock of hair resting on a red robe than the Messenger of Allah."
Abu Hurayra said, "I have not seen anything more beautiful than theMessenger of Allah. It was as if the sun was shining in his face. Whenhe laughed, it reflected on the wall."
Jabir ibn Samura was asked, ''Was his face like a sword?" He replied,"No, it was like the sun and the moon. It was round." (In al-Bukhariand Muslim and elsewhere)
In her description, Umm Ma'bad said, "From afar, he was the mostbeautiful of people, and close up he was the most handsome."(Al-Bayhaqi)
Ibn Abi Hala said, "His face shone like the full moon."
At the end of his description, 'Ali said, "Anyone who saw him suddenlywas filled with awe of him. Those who kept his company loved him."
All who described him said they had not see anyone like him either before or since.
There are many famous hadith which describe him. We will not take thetime here to give them all. We have restricted ourselves to someaspects of his description and given a summary of them which is enoughto serve our purpose.
You will find, Allah willing, that we have concluded these sections with a hadith which combines all these things.
Source:
Qadhi 'Iyad, Healing by the Recognition of the Rights of the Chosen One
Kitab ash-Shifa bi Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa
