Bismihi Ta'ala
Rasulullah
(Sallaahu alayhi
wasallam)’s description,
condensed
from the Ahaadeeth of Shamaa`il Tirmizi
Part
1
Rasulullah (Sallaahu
alayhi wasallam) was very handsome.
Hazrat Abu
Hurairah (RA) said: ‘Rasulullah (Sallaahu alayhi wasallam) was so clean, clear, beautiful and handsome, as
though his body was covered and moulded in silver. His Mubarak hair was
slightly curled.’
He was neither
tall nor was he short. He was of medium stature, but slightly taller.
It was a Mu`jizah
that he appeared the tallest when he stood up in a group.
In the manner
that no one had reached a higher status than Rasulullah (Sallaahu
alayhi wasallam) in all respects, even in his physical appearance. There
is no one that could excel him.
His complexion was white with redness in it (in which beauty and brightness were overwhelming).
He had a radiant and light colour, which was slightly wheat-coloured.
His Mubarak face shone like the full moon. (His face was illuminated, more luminous than even the full moon on the 14th night. This description is given as a comparison, otherwise even a thousand moons cannot give the brightness of Rasulullah (Sallaahu alayhi wasallam)).
His hair was neither very straight nor very curly (but slightly wavy).
At the time of his passing away, there was not more than 20 white hair on his mubaarak head and beard.
He did not have a big body nor a round face, but his Mubarak face was slightly round (he did not have a fully round face nor a fully elongated face, but in between the two).
His head was
moderately large.
He had a wide
forehead.
His Mubarak eyes
were extremely black. There were red lines in the whiteness of his eyes.
His eyelashes
were long.
He had dense and
fine hair on his eye brows. Both eye brows were separate and did not meet each
other in the middle. There was a vein between them which used to expand when he
became angry.
His nose was
prominent and had a Noor and lustre on it.
His Mubarak beard
was full and dense.
His cheeks were
smooth and full of flesh.
The mubarak mouth
was moderately wide. (It is desirable for Arab men to have wide mouths. According
to some, a wide mouth means eloquence (fluency of language)).
His mubarak teeth
were thin and bright. The front teeth had a slight space between them. When
Rasulullah (Sallaahu alayhi wasallam) spoke, a Noor emitting from his Mubarak
teeth could be seen.
His Mubarak neck
was beautiful and thin, like the neck of a statue which had been shaved clean,
the colour of which was clear, shining and beautiful like silver.
All the parts of his Mubarak body were of a moderate size, and fully fleshed. His body was proportionately jointed.
The bones of his
joints were strong and large (denoting strength).
The joints of the
body (e.g. elbows, knees, etc.) were large; likewise the portion between the
two shoulders was broad and fully fleshed.
His Mubarak chest
and stomach were in line, but his chest was broad and wide. The space between
his shoulders was wide (i.e. he had broad shoulders).
He had a thin
line of hair running from the chest to the navel. Neither the chest nor the
stomach had other hair on it.
There was no hair
(more than normal) on his body. He did not have hair on the other parts of his
body, besides places like the arms and legs.
His forearm was
long and palms were wide.
The palms and both feet were fully fleshed.
The soles of both
feet were fully fleshed (which is a praiseworthy quality in man, denoting
strength and courage).
The soles of his
feet were a bit deep. His feet were smooth, because of their cleanliness and
smoothness, water did not remain there, but flowed away quickly.
The fingers and
toes were moderately long.
His body was bright and had a lustre.
