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most fragrant musk. As for his hair, it was neither straight nor curly, it was neither
lank nor short or thick. When he combed his hair, it appeared as streaks of sand.
It is said that (on occasions) his hair touched his shoulder; whereas, most of the
reports state that his hair reached the lobe of his ear. The Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, used to make four plaits with each ear exposed between two
plaits. He sometimes put his hair over his ears, so that the locks of hair on his
temples appeared to be shining. Later the total number of white hair on his head
and his beard did not exceed seventeen.
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, was the most handsome and
luminous of men. No one described him but that he compared his likeness to the
moon on the night of the full moon. His anger and pleasure were seen in his face
because of the purity of his skin. They said that he was as his friend Abu Bakr al-
Siddiq described him when he said: “Loyal, pure, calling to good, as the
moonlight on the night of the full moon, darkness was removed from him.”
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, had a wide forehead and very long
arched eyebrows. The brightness (of the gap) between his two eyebrows was as
if the space was made of pure silver. His eyes were very wide, black of pupil, and
lank nor short or thick. When he combed his hair, it appeared as streaks of sand.
It is said that (on occasions) his hair touched his shoulder; whereas, most of the
reports state that his hair reached the lobe of his ear. The Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, used to make four plaits with each ear exposed between two
plaits. He sometimes put his hair over his ears, so that the locks of hair on his
temples appeared to be shining. Later the total number of white hair on his head
and his beard did not exceed seventeen.
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, was the most handsome and
luminous of men. No one described him but that he compared his likeness to the
moon on the night of the full moon. His anger and pleasure were seen in his face
because of the purity of his skin. They said that he was as his friend Abu Bakr al-
Siddiq described him when he said: “Loyal, pure, calling to good, as the
moonlight on the night of the full moon, darkness was removed from him.”
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, had a wide forehead and very long
arched eyebrows. The brightness (of the gap) between his two eyebrows was as
if the space was made of pure silver. His eyes were very wide, black of pupil, and