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The beauty of the Prophet's physique and character have been reported by many of his Companions amongst whom are 'Ali, Anas Malik's son, Abu Hurayrah, Al-Bara' 'Azibs son, the son of Abi Hala, Abu Juhayfa, Jabir Samura's son, Umm Ma'bad, Abbas' son, Mu'arrid Mu'ayqib's son, Abu Tufayl, Al-'Ida Khalid's son, Khyraym Fatik's son, and Hizam's son. His handsomeness surpassed that of Joseph that caused the knives of the women to slip as they ate and injure their hands.
The complexion of Prophet Muhammad was radiant. His eyelashes were long. His nose was distinctive and his teeth evenly spaced. His face was roundish with a broad forehead. His beard was thick and reached his chest. As for his chest and abdomen they were equal in size and his shoulders were broad as was his chest. His bones were large as were his arms. The palms of his hands were thick as were the soles of his feet. His fingers were long and his skin tone fair. The hair between his chest and navel was fine. He was of medium stature, however, when a tall person walked by his side the Prophet appeared to be the taller. As for his hair it was neither curly nor straight and when he laughed his teeth were visible like a flash of lightning, or, they have been described as white as hailstones. His neck was balanced, neither broad nor fat, as for his body it was firm and did not lack firmness in any limb.
When the Companion Al Bara saw a lock of the Prophet's hair resting on his red robe he commented, "I have never seen anyone with a more beautiful lock of hair than his resting on a red robe."
Abu Hurayrah, said, "I have never seen anyone more handsome than the
Messenger of Allah it was as though the sun was shining upon his face."
Someone asked Jabir, Samura's son, "Was his face like a sword (meaning white and shinning)?" He replied, "No, it was like the sun and the moon."
There are many well known quotations describing the Prophet so we will not take time to list all of them. We have limited ourselves to give only some of the aspects of his description and given enough to suffice our purpose.
Allah willing, you will find that we conclude these sections with a Prophetic Quotation which combines all this.
The Prophet's Cleanliness
The complete cleanliness of the body of Prophet Muhammad his fragrant aroma and perspiration, his freedom from every uncleanliness and bodily defects were a special quality gifted to him by Allah. They were qualities with which no one else has ever been privileged and these were made absolute by the cleanliness given in the Islamic Law and the ten practices of natural upright behavior.
The complexion of Prophet Muhammad was radiant. His eyelashes were long. His nose was distinctive and his teeth evenly spaced. His face was roundish with a broad forehead. His beard was thick and reached his chest. As for his chest and abdomen they were equal in size and his shoulders were broad as was his chest. His bones were large as were his arms. The palms of his hands were thick as were the soles of his feet. His fingers were long and his skin tone fair. The hair between his chest and navel was fine. He was of medium stature, however, when a tall person walked by his side the Prophet appeared to be the taller. As for his hair it was neither curly nor straight and when he laughed his teeth were visible like a flash of lightning, or, they have been described as white as hailstones. His neck was balanced, neither broad nor fat, as for his body it was firm and did not lack firmness in any limb.
When the Companion Al Bara saw a lock of the Prophet's hair resting on his red robe he commented, "I have never seen anyone with a more beautiful lock of hair than his resting on a red robe."
Abu Hurayrah, said, "I have never seen anyone more handsome than the
Messenger of Allah it was as though the sun was shining upon his face."
Someone asked Jabir, Samura's son, "Was his face like a sword (meaning white and shinning)?" He replied, "No, it was like the sun and the moon."
There are many well known quotations describing the Prophet so we will not take time to list all of them. We have limited ourselves to give only some of the aspects of his description and given enough to suffice our purpose.
Allah willing, you will find that we conclude these sections with a Prophetic Quotation which combines all this.
The Prophet's Cleanliness
The complete cleanliness of the body of Prophet Muhammad his fragrant aroma and perspiration, his freedom from every uncleanliness and bodily defects were a special quality gifted to him by Allah. They were qualities with which no one else has ever been privileged and these were made absolute by the cleanliness given in the Islamic Law and the ten practices of natural upright behavior.