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Ash-Shama'il 2

‘the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was of medium height, neither tall nor short. He was of handsome physique, and his hair was neither crisply curled nor smooth, brown of color.…

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Sahihgraded sahih by Al-Albani
5names in the chain
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حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ الْبَصْرِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَبْعَةً، لَيْسَ بِالطَّوِيلِ وَلا بِالْقَصِيرِ، حَسَنَ الْجِسْمِ، وَكَانَ شَعَرُهُ لَيْسَ بِجَعْدٍ، وَلا سَبْطٍ أَسْمَرَ اللَّوْنِ، إِذَا مَشَى يَتَكَفَّأُ

‘the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was of medium height, neither tall nor short. He was of handsome physique, and his hair was neither crisply curled nor smooth, brown of color. When he walked, he used to stride confidently ‘’’

Ash-Shama'il 2, Book 1, The Noble Features Of Rasoolullah, Hadith 2. 1 min read

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Who passed it on, from Imam at-Tirmidhi back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam at-TirmidhiCompiler, died 279 AH
  2. 2Humayd ibn MasadahTold us, Fourth generation, died 244 AH
  3. 3Abd al-Wahhab ibn Abd al-MajidTold us, Third generation, died 194 AH
  4. 4Humayd at-TawilFrom, Successor, died 140 AH
  5. 5Anas ibn MalikFrom, Companion, died 90 AH

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