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Ash-Shama'il 3

“I heard Al-Bara ibn Azib say: ‘The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was neither curly nor lank-haired, of medium height, broad-shouldered, with luxuriant hair reaching the lobes of…

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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ بْنَ عَازِبٍ

يَقُولُ: «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، رَجُلا مَرْبُوعًا، بَعِيدَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ، عَظِيمَ الْجُمَّةِ إِلَى شَحْمَةِ أُذُنَيْهِ الْيُسْرَى، عَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ حَمْرَاءُ، مَا رَأَيْتُ شَيْئًا قَطُّ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ»

“I heard Al-Bara ibn Azib say: ‘The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) 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 him!’”

Ash-Shama'il 3, Book 1, The Noble Features Of Rasoolullah, Hadith 3. 1 min read

The chain

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

  1. 1Imam at-TirmidhiCompiler, died 279 AH
  2. 2Muhammad ibn Bashshar, BundarTold us, Fourth generation, died 252 AH
  3. 3Muhammad ibn Jafar, GhundarTold us, Third generation, died 192 AH
  4. 4Shubah ibn al-HajjajTold us, Third generation, died 160 AH
  5. 5Abu Ishaq as-SabiiFrom, Successor, died 126 AH
  6. 6Al-Bara ibn AzibHeard, Companion, died 72 AH

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