Bismihi Ta'ala
Rasulullah
(Sallaahu
alayhi wasallam)’s description,
condensed
from the Ahaadeeth of Shamaa`il Tirmizi
Part
2
When Rasulullah (Sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam) walked,
he leaned forward slightly - with a slight forward inclination of the head and
shoulders. When he walked, he lifted his legs with vigour, as if he were
descending to a low-lying place, and would place his feet softly on the ground.
He walked at a
quick pace and took a rather long step. He did not take small steps.
(He did not walk
with his chest pushed out in pride, nor
did he drag his feet.)
While walking, he
asked the Sahabah to walk in front, and he himself walked behind. (This was his
humbleness).
He made Salaam first, to whomsoever he met.
When he looked at something, he turned his whole body towards it.
When he addressed
a person, he turned his whole body towards that person. He did not only turn
his face towards the person he addressed, as this is considered impolite, and
sometimes even denotes pride. Rasulullah (Sallaahu
alayhi wasallam) faced the person with his chest and body.
He always looked down. His Mubarak sight was focussed more to the ground than towards sky.
(Eventhough his Mubarak
habit was to look down towards the ground, whilst waiting for Wahi, he would
also look towards the sky. ...Usually, he looked down, on the ground.)
He would look with a light eye (i.e. he looked at a thing with modesty and bashfulness; hence he did not stare at anything.)
