1. Appearance

1. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 1Sahih

   كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْسَ بِالطَّوِيلِ الْبَائِنِ وَلاَ بِالْقَصِيرِ وَلاَ بِالأَبْيَضِ الأَمْهَقِ وَلاَ بِالآدَمِ وَلاَ بِالْجَعْدِ الْقَطَطِ وَلاَ بِالسَّبْطِ بَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَى رَأْسِ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً فَأَقَامَ بِمَكَّةَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ وَبِالْمَدِينَةِ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ وَتَوَفَّاهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَى رَأْسِ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً وَلَيْسَ فِي رَأْسِهِ وَلِحْيَتِهِ عِشْرُونَ شَعَرَةً بَيْضَاءَ

   “Allah’s Messenger ﷺ was neither very tall of stature, nor short. His skin was neither pale white, nor tawny, and his hair was neither crisply curled, nor lank. Allah (Exalted is He) sent him [to serve as His Messenger] at the end of forty years of life, so he stayed in Mecca for ten years and in Medina for ten years, and Allah took him unto Himself at the end of sixty years, with fewer than twenty white hairs on his head and his beard.”

2. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 2Sahih

   كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَبْعَةً لَيْسَ بِالطَّوِيلِ وَلا بِالْقَصِيرِ حَسَنَ الْجِسْمِ وَكَانَ شَعَرُهُ لَيْسَ بِجَعْدٍ وَلا سَبْطٍ أَسْمَرَ اللَّوْنِ إِذَا مَشَى يَتَكَفَّأُ

   ‘Allah’s Messenger ﷺ was of medium height, neither tall nor short. He was of handsome physique, and his hair was neither crisply curled nor smooth, brown of color. When he walked, he used to stride confidently ”

3. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 3Sahih

   قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ بْنَ عَازِبٍ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَجُلا مَرْبُوعًا بَعِيدَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ عَظِيمَ الْجُمَّةِ إِلَى شَحْمَةِ أُذُنَيْهِ الْيُسْرَى عَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ حَمْرَاءُ مَا رَأَيْتُ شَيْئًا قَطُّ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ

   “I heard al-Bara’ ibn 'Azib say: "Allah’s Messenger ﷺ was neither curly nor lank-haired, of medium height, broad-shouldered, with luxuriant hair reaching the lobes of his ears, wearing a red suit of clothes. I have never seen anything more beautiful than him!”

4. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 4Sahih

   مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ ذِي لِمَّةٍ فِي حُلَّةٍ حَمْرَاءَ أَحْسَنَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَهُ شَعَرٌ يَضْرِبُ مَنْكِبَيْهِ بَعِيدُ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ لَمْ يَكُنْ بِالْقَصِيرِ وَلا بِالطَّوِيلِ

   "I have never seen anyone endowed with a lock of hair flowing below the ears, wearing a red suit of clothes, more handsome than Allah’s Messenger ﷺ. He had some hair touching his shoulders. Broad-shouldered, he was neither short nor tall.”

5. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 5Hasan

   لَمْ يَكُنِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِالطَّوِيلِ وَلا بِالْقَصِيرِ شَثْنُ الْكَفَّيْنِ وَالْقَدَمَيْنِ ضَخْمُ الرَّأْسِ ضَخْمُ الْكَرَادِيسِ طَوِيلُ الْمَسْرُبَةِ إِذَا مَشَى تَكَفَّأَ تَكَفُّؤًا كَأَنَّمَا يَنْحَطُّ مِنْ صَبَبٍ لَمْ أَرَ قَبْلَهُ وَلا بَعْدَهُ مِثْلَهُ ﷺ

   “The Prophet ﷺ was neither tall nor short, endowed with sturdy hands and feet, stout head and limbs, and lengthy hair on the chest. When he walked, he inclined forward, as if he were descending a downward slope. I have never seen the like of him, neither before him nor after him.”

6. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 6No grade recorded

   حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنِ الْمَسْعُودِيِّ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ:

   ✧ My father narrated to us from al-Mas'udi with this chain something similar in meaning.

7. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 7Weak

   قَالَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ إِذَا وَصَفَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِالطَّوِيلِ الْمُمَّغِطِ وَلا بِالْقَصِيرِ الْمُتَرَدِّدِ وَكَانَ رَبْعَةً مِنَ الْقَوْمِ لَمْ يَكُنْ بِالْجَعْدِ الْقَطَطِ وَلا بِالسَّبْطِ كَانَ جَعْدًا رَجِلا وَلَمْ يَكُنْ بِالْمُطَهَّمِ وَلا بِالْمُكَلْثَمِ وَكَانَ فِي وَجْهِهِ تَدْوِيرٌ أَبْيَضُ مُشَرَبٌ أَدْعَجُ الْعَيْنَيْنِ أَهْدَبُ الأَشْفَارِ جَلِيلُ الْمُشَاشِ وَالْكَتَدِ أَجْرَدُ ذُو مَسْرُبَةٍ شَثْنُ الْكَفَّيْنِ وَالْقَدَمَيْنِ إِذَا مَشَى كَأَنَّمَا يَنْحَطُّ فِي صَبَبٍ وَإِذَا الْتَفَتَ الْتَفَتَ مَعًا بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ خَاتَمُ النُّبُوَّةِ وَهُوَ خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ أَجْوَدُ النَّاسِ صَدْرًا وَأَصْدَقُ النَّاسِ لَهْجَةً وَأَلْيَنُهُمْ عَرِيكَةً وَأَكْرَمُهُمْ عِشْرَةً مَنْ رَآهُ بَدِيهَةً هَابَهُ وَمَنْ خَالَطَهُ مَعْرِفَةً أَحَبَّهُ يَقُولُ نَاعِتُهُ لَمْ أَرَ قَبْلَهُ وَلا بَعْدَهُ مِثْلَهُ ﷺ

   1 have been told by Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, one of the offspring of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib ᴿᴬ: “When 'Ali described Allah’s Messenger ﷺ,he said: "Allah’s Messenger ﷺ was neither assertively tall, nor reticently short, and he was an average-sized member of the population. His hair was neither crisply curled nor lank; it was loosely curled. He was neither plump nor chubby-cheeked, and in his face there was a rounded quality. He was white with a reddish tinge, dark black-eyed, with long eyelashes. He had splendid kneecaps, elbow joints and shoulder blades, free from hair. He had a strip of hair from the top of the chest to the navel. The palms of his hands and the soles of his feet were thickset. When he walked, he moved as if he were descending a declivity, and when he looked around, he looked around altogether. Between his shoulders was the Seal of Prophethood, for he is the Seal of the Prophets. He was the best of the people in generosity, the most truthful of the people in speech, the gentlest of them in temperament, and the noblest of them in social intercourse. If someone saw him unexpectedly, he was awestruck by him, and if someone came to know him, he loved him. His describer says: “I have never seen the like of him ﷺ, neither before him nor after him.”

8. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 8Fabricated

   كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَخْمًا مُفَخَّمًا، يَتَلأْلأُ وَجْهُهُ تَلأْلُؤَ الْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ، أَطْوَلُ مِنَ الْمَرْبُوعِ وَأَقْصَرُ مِنَ الْمُشَذَّبِ، عَظِيمُ الْهَامَةِ، رَجِلُ الشَّعْرِ، إِنِ انْفَرَقَتْ عَقِيقَتُهُ فَرَّقَهَا، وَإِلا فَلا يُجَاوِزُ شَعَرُهُ شَحْمَةَ أُذُنَيْهِ إِذَا هُوَ وَفَّرَهُ، أَزْهَرُ اللَّوْنِ، وَاسِعُ الْجَبِينِ، أَزَجُّ الْحَوَاجِبِ سَوَابِغَ فِي غَيْرِ قَرَنٍ، بَيْنَهُمَا عِرْقٌ يُدِرُّهُ الْغَضَبُ، أَقْنَى الْعِرْنَيْنِ، لَهُ نُورٌ يَعْلُوهُ، يَحْسَبُهُ مَنْ لَمْ يَتَأَمَّلْهُ أَشَمَّ، كَثُّ اللِّحْيَةِ، سَهْلُ الْخدَّيْنِ، ضَلِيعُ الْفَمِ، مُفْلَجُ الأَسْنَانِ، دَقِيقُ الْمَسْرُبَةِ، كَأَنَّ عُنُقَهُ جِيدُ دُمْيَةٍ فِي صَفَاءِ الْفِضَّةِ. مُعْتَدِلُ الْخَلْقِ، بَادِنٌ مُتَمَاسِكٌ، سَوَاءُ الْبَطْنِ وَالصَّدْرِ، عَرِيضُ الصَّدْرِ، بَعِيدُ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ، ضَخْمُ الْكَرَادِيسِ، أَنْوَرُ الْمُتَجَرَّدِ، مَوْصُولُ مَا بَيْنَ اللَّبَّةِ وَالسُّرَّةِ بِشَعَرٍ يَجْرِي كَالْخَطِّ، عَارِي الثَّدْيَيْنِ وَالْبَطْنِ مِمَّا سِوَى ذَلِكَ، أَشْعَرُ الذِّرَاعَيْنِ وَالْمَنْكِبَيْنِ وَأَعَالِي الصَّدْرِ، طَوِيلُ الزَّنْدَيْنِ، رَحْبُ الرَّاحَةِ، شَثْنُ الْكَفَّيْنِ وَالْقَدَمَيْنِ، سَائِلُ الأَطْرَافِ، أَوْ قَالَ: شَائِلُ الأَطْرَافِ، خَمْصَانُ الأَخْمَصَيْنِ، مَسِيحُ الْقَدَمَيْنِ، يَنْبُو عَنْهُمَا الْمَاءُ. إِذَا زَالَ زَالَ قَلِعًا، يَخْطُو تَكَفِّيًا، وَيَمْشِي هَوْنًا، ذَرِيعُ الْمِشْيَةِ، إِذَا مَشَى كَأَنَّمَا يَنْحَطُّ مِنْ صَبَبٍ، وَإِذَا الْتَفَتَ الْتَفَتَ جَمِيعًا، خَافِضُ الطَّرْفِ، نَظَرُهُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ أَطْوَلُ مِنْ نَظَرِهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، جُلُّ نَظَرِهِ الْمُلاحَظَةُ، يَسُوقُ أَصْحَابَهُ، وَيَبْدَأُ مَنْ لَقِيَ بِالسَّلامِ.

   He said: I asked my maternal uncle, Hind b. Abi Halah, who was skilled at describing people, about the appearance of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, for I wished him to describe something of it to which I could hold fast. He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was imposing and greatly honored. His face shone with the radiance of the moon on the night it is full. He was taller than a man of medium height but shorter than one who was excessively tall. He had a large head and slightly wavy hair. If his locks parted naturally, he would part them; otherwise, when he let his hair grow, it did not extend beyond his earlobes. His complexion was luminous, his forehead broad, and his eyebrows long, arched, and full without meeting. Between them was a vein that swelled when he became angry. He had a long, finely arched nose with a light upon it, such that someone who did not examine him closely might think it prominently raised. His beard was thick, his cheeks smooth, his mouth wide, his teeth slightly spaced, and the line of hair running down his chest was fine. His neck was like the neck of a statue in the clarity of silver. His build was well proportioned, full-bodied, and firm. His abdomen and chest were even, his chest was broad, the distance between his shoulders was wide, his joints were large, and the parts of his body exposed by his clothing were radiant. A line of hair extended from the upper chest to the navel, while his breasts and abdomen were otherwise bare. His forearms, shoulders, and upper chest were hairy. His forearms were long, his palms broad, and his hands and feet sturdy. His fingers and toes were long—or the narrator said raised. The arches of his feet were high, and his feet were smooth, so water ran off them. When he moved, he moved with strength, stepping with a forward inclination and walking calmly. His stride was brisk; when he walked, it was as though he were descending a slope. When he turned, he turned with his whole body. He kept his gaze lowered, looking at the ground longer than he looked at the sky, and most of his looking was by brief glances. He walked behind his Companions and was the first to greet whomever he met with salam.

9. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 9Sahih

   كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ضَلِيعَ الْفَمِ أَشْكَلَ الْعَيْنِ مَنْهُوسَ الْعَقِبِ

   “I heard Jabir ibn Samura say: "Allah’s Messenger ﷺ was dali al-fam, ashkal al-'ain, manhus al-'aqib.” Shu'ba said: “I asked Simak: ‘What is dali al-fam?" He replied:"[It means] endowed with a grand and impressive mouth." I asked: "What is ashkal al 'ain?" He replied: "[It means] long in the slit of the eye." I asked: "What is manhus al-'aqib?" He said: "[It means] endowed with a lean heel.”

10. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 10Weak

    رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي لَيْلَةٍ إِضْحِيَانٍ وَعَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ حَمْرَاءُ فَجَعَلْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ وَإِلَى الْقَمَرِ فَلَهُوَ عِنْدِي أَحْسَنُ مِنَ الْقَمَرِ

    "I saw Allah’s Messenger ﷺ on a cloudless night, and he was wearing a red suit of clothes, so I started looking at him as well as at the moon, for he is indeed more beautiful, in my opinion, than the moon!”

11. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 11Sahih

    أَكَانَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِثْلَ السَّيْفِ؟ قَالَ لا بَلْ مِثْلَ الْقَمَرِ

    A man asked al-Bara’ ibn 'Azib: “Was the face of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ like the sword?” He said: “No, it was rather like the moon!”

12. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 12Hasan

    كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَبْيَضَ كَأَنَّمَا صِيغَ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ رَجِلَ الشَّعْرِ

    "Allah’s Messenger ﷺ was white, as if he were fashioned from silver, with loosely curled hair."

13. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 13Sahih

    عُرِضَ عَلَيَّ الأَنْبِيَاءُ فَإِذَا مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ ضَرْبٌ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ كَأَنَّهُ مِنْ رِجَالِ شَنُوءَةَ وَرَأَيْتُ عِيسَى بْنَ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَإِذَا أَقْرَبُ مَنْ رَأَيْتُ بِهِ شَبَهًا عُرْوَةُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ وَرَأَيْتُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَإِذَا أَقْرَبُ مَنْ رَأَيْتُ بِهِ شَبَهًا صَاحِبُكُمْ يَعْنِي نَفْسَهُ وَرَأَيْتُ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَإِذَا أَقْرَبُ مَنْ رَأَيْتُ بِهِ شَبَهًا دِحْيَةُ

    "The Prophets were presented to me, and there was Moses ﷺ, a specimen of the men of distinction, as if he were among the men of pure lineage and manly virtue [shanu’a]. I also saw Jesus the son of Mary ﷺ, and the nearest I have seen in resemblance to him is 'Urwa ibn Mas’ud. I also saw Abraham ﷺ, and the nearest I have seen in resemblance to him is your Companion (meaning himself). I also saw Gabriel ﷺ, and the nearest I have seen in resemblance to him is Dihya.”

14. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 14Sahih

    رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَمَا بَقِيَ عَلَى وَجْهِ الأَرْضِ أَحَدٌ رَآهُ غَيْرِي قُلْتُ صِفْهُ لِي قَالَ كَانَ أَبْيَضَ مَلِيحًا مُقَصَّدًا

    'I heard Abu Tufail say: “I saw the Prophet ﷺ, and there is no one left on the face of the earth who has seen him, apart from me.” I said: “Describe him for me!” He said: “He was white, handsome, of medium size.”

15. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 15Weak

    كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَفْلَجَ الثَّنِيَّتَيْنِ إِذَا تَكَلَّمَ رُئِيَ كَالنُّورِ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْنِ ثَنَايَاهُ

    Allah’s Messenger ﷺ had a gap between the medial pair of teeth. When he spoke, it seemed as if light were emerging from between his middle teeth."

16. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 16Sahih

    ذَهَبَتْ بِي خَالَتِي إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ ابْنَ أُخْتِي وَجِعٌ فَمَسَحَ رَأْسِي وَدَعَا لِي بِالْبَرَكَةِ وَتَوَضَّأَ فَشَرِبْتُ مِنْ وَضُوئِهِ وَقُمْتُ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِهِ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى الْخَاتَمِ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ فَإِذَا هُوَ مِثْلُ زِرِّ الْحَجَلَةِ

    ‘My maternal aunt took me to the Prophet ﷺ, and she said; “O Messenger of Allah, my sister's son is in pain!” He therefore stroked my head ﷺ and supplicated blessing for my sake. He performed the minor ritual ablution. I drank from his ablution water and stood behind his back, whereupon I observed the Seal between his shoulders, and lo and behold, it was like the button of the bridal canopy!”’

17. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 17Weak

    رَأَيْتُ الْخَاتَمَ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ غُدَّةً حَمْرَاءَ مِثْلَ بَيْضَةِ الْحَمَامَةِ

    "I saw the Seal between the shoulders of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ as a red swelling like the egg of the dove.”

18. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 18Weak

    وَلَوْ أَشَاءُ أَنْ أُقَبِّلَ الْخَاتَمَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ مِنْ قُرْبِهِ لَفَعَلْتُ يَقُولُ لِسَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ يَوْمَ مَاتَ اهْتَزَّ لَهُ عَرْشُ الرَّحْمَنِ

    "I heard Allah’s Messenger ﷺ - and if I wished to kiss the seal between his shoulders, I would do so because of his nearness— say to Sa'd ibn Mu'adh on the day he died: “The Throne of the All-Merciful was shaken on his account!”

19. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 19Weak

    بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ خَاتَمُ النُّبُوَّةِ وَهُوَ خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ

    “When 'Ali described Allah’s Messenger ﷺ — then he related the tradition in full—he said: 'Between his shoulders was the Seal of Prophethood, for he is the Seal of the Prophets'."

20. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 20Sahih

    يَا أَبَا زَيْدٍ ادْنُ مِنِّي فَامْسَحْ ظَهْرِي فَمَسَحْتُ ظَهْرَهُ فَوَقَعَتْ أَصَابِعِي عَلَى الْخَاتَمِ قُلْتُ وَمَا الْخَاتَمُ؟ قَالَ شَعَرَاتٌ مُجْتَمِعَاتٌ

    “Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said to me: ‘O Abu Zaid, come close to me and stroke my back!’ I duly stroked his back, whereupon my fingers touched the Seal. I said: ‘What is the Seal?’ He said; ‘Intertwined hairs.’”

21. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 21Hasan

    جَاءَ سَلْمَانُ الْفَارِسِيُّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ بِمَائِدَةٍ عَلَيْهَا رُطَبٌ فَوَضَعَهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا سَلْمَانُ مَا هَذَا؟ فَقَالَ صَدَقَةٌ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى أَصْحَابِكَ فَقَالَ ارْفَعْهَا فَإِنَّا لا نَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ قَالَ فَرَفَعَهَا فَجَاءَ الْغَدَ بِمِثْلِهِ فَوَضَعَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا يَا سَلْمَانُ؟ فَقَالَ هَدِيَّةٌ لَكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لأَصْحَابِهِ ابْسُطُوا ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَى الْخَاتَمِ عَلَى ظَهْرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَآمَنَ بِهِ وَكَانَ لِلْيَهُودِ فَاشْتَرَاهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِكَذَا وَكَذَا دِرْهَمًا عَلَى أَنْ يَغْرِسَ لَهُمْ نَخْلا فَيَعْمَلَ سَلْمَانُ فِيهِ حَتَّى تُطْعِمَ فَغَرَسَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ النَّخلَ إِلا نَخْلَةً وَاحِدَةً غَرَسَهَا عُمَرُ فَحَمَلَتِ النَّخْلُ مِنْ عَامِهَا وَلَمْ تَحْمِلْ نَخْلَةٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا شَأْنُ هَذِهِ النَّخْلَةِ؟ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَا غَرَسْتُهَا فَنَزَعَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَغَرَسَهَا فَحَمَلَتْ مِنْ عَامِهَا

    “Salman al-Farisi brought Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, when he reached Medina, a table with ripe dates upon it, and he placed it in front of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, so he said: ‘O Salman, what is this?’ He replied: A charitable gift for you and for your Companions’ ‘Take it away,’ said the Prophet, ‘for we will not eat a charitable gift.’ He therefore took it away. Then he came the next day with the like of it, and placed it in front of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, who said: ‘What is this, O Salman?’ He replied: ‘A present for you,’ so Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said to his Companions: ‘Spread out!’ Then Salman looked at the Seal on the back of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, so he believed in him. He was a slave of the Jews, however, so Allah’s Messenger ﷺ purchased his freedom at such-and-such a price of silver coin, on condition that he [the Prophet] would plant date palms for them, and Salman would work on them until they bore edible fruit. Allah’s Messenger ﷺ then planted the date palms, apart from one date palm that 'Umar planted. The date palms then bore their annual crop, but one date palm did not bear fruit, so Allah’s Messenger said ﷺ: ‘What is the matter with this date palm?’ 'Umar said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I planted it!’ Allah’s Messenger ﷺ therefore uprooted it and replanted it, so it bore its annual crop."

22. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 22Hasan

    سَأَلْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ عَنْ خَاتَمِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَعْنِي خَاتَمَ النُّبُوَّةِ فَقَالَ كَانَ فِي ظَهْرِهِ بَضْعَةٌ نَاشِزَةٌ

    “I asked Sa'id al-Khudri about the Seal of Allah's Messenger ﷺ, meaning the Seal of Prophethood, so he said: ‘It was a protrusion of skin on his back.”

23. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 23Sahih

    أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ فِي نَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَدُرْتُ هَكَذَا مِنْ خَلْفِهِ فَعَرَفَ الَّذِي أُرِيدُ فَأَلْقَى الرِّدَاءَ عَنْ ظَهْرِهِ فَرَأَيْتُ مَوْضِعَ الْخَاتَمِ عَلَى كَتِفَيْهِ مِثْلَ الْجُمْعِ حَوْلَهَا خِيلانٌ كَأَنَّهَا ثَآلِيلُ فَرَجَعْتُ حَتَّى اسْتَقْبَلْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ وَلَكَ فَقَالَ الْقَوْمُ أَسْتَغْفَرَ لَكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ وَلَكُمْ ثُمَّ تَلا هَذِهِ الآيَةَ ﴿وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنْبِكَ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ

    "I came to Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, while he was among a group of his Companions, so I circled like this behind him. He understood what I wanted, so he threw the cloak off his back. I thus saw the place of the Seal on his shoulders, like a clenched fist surrounded by moles, as if they were warts. I came around to face him, and I said: 'May Allah forgive you, O Messenger of Allah!' He said: ‘And you,' so the people exclaimed: 'Allah’s Messenger ﷺ has asked forgiveness for you!' He said: 'Yes, and also for you!' Then he recited this Quranic verse: 'And ask forgiveness for your sin, and for the believing men and the believing women [was'tagh'fir li-dhanbika wa li’l mu'minina wal-mu’minat].”(Q.47:19).”’

24. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 24Sahih

    كَانَ شَعَرُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى نِصْفِ أُذُنَيْهِ

    "The hair of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ came down to the middle of his ears.”

25. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 25Hasan

    كُنْتُ أَغْتَسِلُ أَنَا وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ وَكَانَ لَهُ شَعَرٌ فَوْقَ الْجُمَّةِ وَدُونَ الْوَفْرَةِ

    "I used to perform the major ritual ablution, I and Allah’s Messenger ﷺ from a single basin, and he had hair above the shoulder level and below the earlobes.”

26. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 26Sahih

    كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَرْبُوعًا بَعِيدَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمِنْكَبَيْنِ وَكَانَتْ جُمَّتُهُ تَضْرِبُ شَحْمَةَ أُذُنَيْهِ

    “Allah’s Messenger ﷺ was of medium height, broad-shouldered, and the hair of his head touched the lobes of his ears.”

27. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 27Sahih

    قُلْتُ لأَنَسٍ كَيْفَ كَانَ شَعَرُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ لَمْ يَكُنْ بِالْجَعْدِ وَلا بِالسَّبْطِ كَانَ يَبْلُغُ شَعَرُهُ شَحْمَةَ أُذُنَيْهِ

    “I said to Anas: ‘How was the hair of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ?' He replied: 'It was neither crisply curled nor lank. His hair used to reach the lobes of his ears'.”

28. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 28Weak

    قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَكَّةَ قَدْمَةً وَلَهُ أَرْبَعُ غَدَائِرَ

    "Allah’s Messenger ﷺ arrived boldly at Mecca, and he had four braids of hair.”

29. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 29Sahih

    أَنَّ شَعَرَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِلَى أَنْصَافِ أُذُنَيْهِ

    "The hair of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ was down to the middle parts of his ears.”

30. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 30Sahih

    كَانَ يُسْدِلُ شَعْرَهُ وَكَانَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ يَفْرِقُونَ رُءُوسَهُمْ وَكَانَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ يُسْدِلُونَ رُءُوسَهُمْ وَكَانَ يُحِبُّ مُوَافَقَةَ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ فِيمَا لَمْ يُؤْمَرْ فِيهِ بِشَيْءٍ ثُمَّ فَرَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَأْسَهُ

    “Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to let his hair hang down [over his face], whereas the polytheists used to part the hair of their heads. The People of the Scripture also used to let the hair of their heads hang down, and he used favor emulating the People of the Scripture with respect to things about which nothing was commanded, but Allah’s Messenger ﷺ then parted the hair of his head.”

31. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 31Weak

    رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ذَا ضَفَائِرَ أَرْبَعٍ

    "I saw Allah’s Messenger ﷺ with four braids of hair.”

32. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 32Sahih

    كُنْتُ أُرَجِّلُ رَأْسَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا حَائِضٌ

    “I used to comb the hair of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ while I was menstruating.”

33. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 33Weak

    كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُكْثِرُ دَهْنَ رَأْسِهِ وَتَسْرِيحَ لِحْيَتِهِ وَيُكْثِرُ الْقِنَاعَ حَتَّى كَأَنَّ ثَوْبَهُ ثَوْبُ زَيَّاتٍ

    “Allah’s Messenger ﷺ made a frequent practice of oiling his head and combing his beard, and he often wore the head veil, so it was as if his robe was the robe of an oil dealer.”

34. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 34Sahih

    إِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَيُحِبُّ التَّيَمُّنَ فِي طُهُورِهِ إِذَا تَطَهَّرَ وَفِي تَرَجُّلِهِ إِذَا تَرَجَّلَ وَفِي انْتِعَالِهِ إِذَا انْتَعَلَ

    “Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to love tayammun [beginning with his right hand, his right side and his right foot] in his ritual purification when he purified himself, in his combing when he combed his hair, and putting on his shoes when he donned them.”

35. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 35Weak

    نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عنِ التَّرَجُّلِ إِلا غِبًّا

    "Allah’s Messenger ﷺ forbade combing except at intervals.”

36. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 36Weak

    أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَتَرَجَّلُ غِبًّا

    "The Prophet ﷺ used to comb his hair at intervals.”

37. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 37Sahih

    قُلْتُ لأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ هَلْ خَضَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَلِكَ إِنَّمَا كَانَ شَيْبًا فِي صُدْغَيْهِ وَلَكِنْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ خَضَبَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ

    ‘I said to Anas ibn Malik: “Did Allah’s Messenger ﷺ dye his hair?” He replied: ‘He did not get to that, for he was grayed only in the hair covering his temples, but Abu Bakr ᴿᴬ dyed his hair with henna and a herbal mixture called katam.”

38. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 38Sahih

    مَا عَدَدْتُ فِي رَأْسِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَلِحْيَتِهِ إِلا أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ شَعَرَةً بَيْضَاءَ

    "On the head of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ and his beard, I counted only fourteen white hairs.”

39. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 39Sahih

    وَقَدْ سُئِلَ عَنْ شَيْبِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ كَانَ إِذَا دَهَنَ رَأْسَهُ لَمْ يُرَ مِنْهُ شَيْبٌ وَإِذَا لَمْ يَدْهِنْ رُئِيَ مِنْهُ

    "When he oiled his head, no grayness was visible, and when he did not apply oil, some was visible.”

40. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 40Hasan

    إِنَّمَا كَانَ شَيْبُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ نَحْوًا مِنْ عِشْرِينَ شَعَرَةً بَيْضَاءَ

    "The hoariness of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ was merely about twenty white hairs."

41. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 41Weak

    قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَدْ شِبْتَ قَالَ شَيَّبَتْنِي هُودٌ وَالْوَاقِعَةُ وَالْمُرْسَلاتُ وَعَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ وَإِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

    Abu Bakr said: “O Messenger of Allah, you have grayed!” He said: 'I have been made gray-haired by Hud (Al-Qur'an; 11)), the calamity (Al-Qur'an; 56)), the winds sent forth (Al-Qur'an; 77)). what will they question one another about?’ (Al-Qur'an; 74)). and ‘when the sun is overthrown’ (Al-Qur'an; 81)'."

42. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 42Hasan

    قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ نَرَاكَ قَدْ شِبْتَ قَالَ قَدْ شَيَّبَتْنِي هُودٌ وَأَخَوَاتُهَا

    "O Messenger of Allah we notice that you have turned gray!’ He said: ‘The [Sura of] Hud and its sisters have caused me to turn gray!’”

43. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 43Sahih

    أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَمَعِي ابْنٌ لِي قَالَ فَأَرَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ لَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُ هَذَا نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَلَيْهِ ثَوْبَانِ أَخْضَرَانِ وَلَهُ شَعَرٌ قَدْ عَلاهُ الشَّيْبُ وَشَيْبُهُ أَحْمَرُ

    "I came to the Prophet ﷺ with a son of mine, who said: 'So I was shown him, and I said when I saw him: ‘This is Allah’s Prophet ﷺ. He is wearing two green garments, and he has hair that is topped with grayness, and its grayness is reddish'.”

44. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 44Sahih

    قِيلَ لِجَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ أَكَانَ فِي رَأْسِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ شَيْبٌ؟ قَالَ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي رَأْسِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ شَيْبٌ إِلا شَعَرَاتٌ فِي مَفْرِقِ رَأْسِهِ إِذَا ادَّهَنَ وَارَاهُنَّ الدُّهْنُ

    “Was there any grayness of the head of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ?" He replied: "There was no grayness on the head of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, except some hairs in the part of his hair when he applied oil and the oil made them visible.”

45. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 45Sahih

    قَالَ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَعَ ابْنٍ لِي فَقَالَ ابْنُكَ هَذَا ؟ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ أَشْهَدُ بِهِ قَالَ لا يَجْنِي عَلَيْكَ وَلا تَجْنِي عَلَيْهِ قَالَ وَرَأَيْتُ الشَّيْبَ أَحْمَرَ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا أَحْسَنُ شَيْءٍ رُوِيَ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ وَأَفْسَرُ لأَنَّ الرِّوَايَاتِ الصَّحِيحَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لَمْ يَبْلُغِ الشَّيْبَ وَأَبُو رِمْثَةَ اسْمُهُ رِفَاعَةُ بْنُ يَثْرِبِيٍّ التَّيْمِيُّ

    “I came to the Prophet ﷺ with a son of mine, so he said; ‘Is this your son?’ I said: ‘Yes, I acknowledge him!’ He said: ‘He must not harm you, and you must not harm him!’ I also noticed that the grayness of his hair was reddish.”

46. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 46Sahih

    سُئِلَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ هَلْ خَضَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ

    “Did Allah’s Messenger ﷺ dye [his hair]?” He said: “Yes!”

47. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 47Weak

    أَنَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ يَنْفُضُ رَأْسَهُ وَقَدِ اغْتَسَلَ وَبِرَأْسِهِ رَدْعٌ مِنْ حِنَّاءٍ أَوْ قَالَ رَدْغٌ

    "I saw Allah’s Messenger ﷺ come out of his house shaking his head, for he had performed the major ritual ablution, and on his head there was some trace of henna." (Or he said: saffron. The Shaikh doubted this.)

48. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 48Sahih

    رَأَيْتُ شَعَرَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَخْضُوبًا

    "I saw the hair of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ dyed.”

49. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 49No grade recorded

    قَالَ رَأَيْتُ شَعْرَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ مَخْضُوبًا

    'Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn 'Uqail also informed us: "I saw the hair of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ dyed in the presence of Anas ibn Malik."