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The Prophet Muhammad (saas)

Anas bin Malik (ra) says:

"The Prophet (saas) was neither tall nor short. He was handsome.
His hair was neither delicate nor curly. He was neither very
white, nor very brown." 70

Baraa bin Aazib (ra) relates:

"I never saw someone more handsome than Rasullullah. His hair
reached his shoulders. The portion between his two shoulders was
wide. He was neither very tall nor very short." 71

Ibrahim b. Muhammed (ra), one of the grandsons of Ali (ra), informs
us:

"When Ali (ra) described the Prophet (saas) he said:

'He was neither very tall nor excessively short, but was a man of
medium size. He had neither very curly nor flowing hair but a

mixture of both... He was reddish-white, he had wide black eyes
and long eyelashes. He had protruding joints and shoulder-
blades… Between his shoulders was the seal of prophecy... He had
a finer chest than anyone else, was truer in utterance than anyone
else, had the gentlest nature and the noblest lineage. Those who
saw him stood suddenly in awe of him and those who shared his
acquaintance loved him. Those who described him said they had
never seen anyone like him before or since'." 72

Hassan (ra) says:
"He had great qualities and attributes, others also held him in high
esteem. His blessed face shone like the full moon. He was slightly

taller than a man of middle height, but shorter than a tall per-
son...His blessed hair was slightly twisted. If his hair became part-
ed naturally in the middle he left it so, otherwise he did not habit-
ually make an effort to part his hair in the middle…Rasulullah
(saas) had a very luminous complexion (color), and a wide fore-
head. His eye brows were of dense and fine hair …

... His neck was beautiful and thin, like the neck of a statue

shaved clean, the color of which was clear, shining and beautiful
like silver. All the parts of his body were of moderate size. His
body was proportionately jointed…" 73

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