Al-Bara ibn Azib
أبو عمارة البراء بن عازب بن الحارث
Companion, died 72 AH in Kufa. Named in the chains of 401 narrations of the library, 129 in Bukhari, 29 in Muslim, 38 in Abu Dawud.
401narrations name him
14collections
72 AHhe died, in Kufa
Narrations he is named in
Bukhari129Muslim29Abu Dawud38Tirmidhi45Nasa'i44Ibn Majah29Muwatta2Ahmad2Darimi16Riyad as-Salihin13Bulugh al-Maram5Al-Adab Al-Mufrad12Shama'il6Mishkat31
Ash-Shama'il
Ash-Shama'il 3“I heard Al-Bara ibn Azib say:
‘The Messenger of Allah was neither curly nor lank-haired, of medium height, broad-shouldered, with luxuriant hair reaching the lobes of his ears, wearing a red suit of clothes. I have never seen anything more beautiful than…Ash-Shama'il 4“I have never seen anyone endowed with a lock of hair flowing below the ears, wearing a red suit of clothes, more handsome than the Messenger of Allah. He had some hair touching his shoulders. Broad-shouldered, he was neither short nor tall.”Ash-Shama'il 25Sahih“The Messenger of Allah was of medium height, broad-shouldered, and the hair of his head touched the lobes of his ears.”Ash-Shama'il 63“I never saw anyone among the people more handsome in a red garb than the Messenger of Allah, when the hair of his head was touching close to his shoulders.”Ash-Shama'il 238A man said to him: “Did you all flee from the Messenger of Allah, O Abu ‘Umara?’ He replied: ‘No, by Allah! The Messenger of Allah did not retreat, but those who were hasty retreated, being assailed by the arrows of the Hawazin. The Messenger of Allah was…Ash-Shama'il 246“When the Prophet lay down to sleep, he placed the palm of his right hand under his right cheek and said: ‘O my Lord, preserve me from Your torment on the day when You resurrect Your servants!’”