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The Outward Appearance of the Prophet (saas)





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                                                        Anas bin Malik (ra) says:
                                                       "Rasulullah (saas) had a ring
                                                         made of silver and its (inlaid)
                                                           gem was also of silver." 108
                                                                  When the Prophet (saas)
                                                            wanted to write to the leaders of
                                                            foreign states, he ordered a seal-
                                                            ring to be made.
                                                          "Rasullullah (saas) therefore
                                                        had a ring made, the whiteness of
                                                     which is still before my eyes." 109
                                                 "The inscription engraved on the ring of
                     The seal of the            Rasulullah (saas) was 'Muhammad
                     Prophet (saas) is
                                                Rasulullah,' of which in the first line was
                     available in the
                                                engraved 'Muhammad,' in the second
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                                                line 'Rasul,' and in the third line
                                                'Allah'." 110
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                                 Abu Huraira (ra) reports:
                                 "I did not see anyone more handsome than Rasulullah
                                 (saas). It was as if the brightness of the sun had shone from
                                 his blessed face. I did not see anyone walk faster than him,
                                 as is the earth folded for him. A few moments ago he would
                                 be here, and then there. We found it difficult to keep pace
                                 when we walked with him and he walked at his normal
                                 pace." 111
                                 One of Ali (ra)'s grandchildren, Ibrahim bin Muhammad (ra),
                            says that the Prophet (saas) had an easy manner of walking:
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