Day: September 22, 2023

ACCOUNT OF THE QUALITIES OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE APOSTLE OF ALLAH, MAY
ALLAH BLESS HIM

Volume 1, Parts II.92.1
Ya’la and Muhammad sons of ‘tJbayd al-Tanafisi, ‘Ubayd Allah Ibn
Musa al-‘Absi and Muhammad Ibn ‘Abd Allah Ibn alZubayr al-Asadi
informed us on the authority of MujammiIbn Yahya al-Ansari, he on the authority of 'Abd Allah Ibn 'Imran: he on the authority of a person from among al-Anpar that he askedAll,
who had the sheath of his sword by his waist in the mosque of al-Ktefah,
about the attributes of the Apostle of Allah. may Allah bless him, and his
qualities. He said: The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, was of
reddish white (fair) complexion. His eyes were beautifully black. His hair
was straight (without curls). His beard was thick and cheeks were not
fleshy. His hair was long (falling upto the neck). His neck looked like an
ewer of silver. Hair from his neck to ravel were like a branch (of the tree)
and in his chest or belly there was no hair. The palm was fleshy and the
feet were such that in walking he looked descending from a slope and
when he walked he appeared to descend from a rock. When he turned
(his fare) he turned fully. The drops of perspiration in his face looked [P.
1211 like pearls. The fragrance of his perspiration was better than that of
musk. In stature he was neither short nor tall. He was not incompetent
nor mean. I did not see one like him before or after him. May Allah bless
him.

Volume 1, Parts II.92.2
Yazid Ibn Harlin, Yabya Ibn ‘Abbad and al-Uasan Ibn Musa informed
us; they said: kiammad Ibn Salamah informed us; on the authority of
Abd Allah Ibn Muhammad Ibn 'Agil, he on the authority of Muhammad Ibn 'Ali, he on the authority of his father 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib, may Allah honour his face; he said: The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, was of large skull, big eyes, long eye-lashes, redness in eyes, thick beard and bright complexion, when he walked, he walked as if he was mounting on height. When he had to turn, he turned fully. His palms and feet were fleshy.

Volume 1, Parts II.92.3 Al-Fa41 Ibn Dukayn and Hashim Ibn al-Qasim informed us; they said: Al-Mas'udi informed us: 'Utihman Ibn 'Abd Allah Ibn Hurmuz informed us on the authority of Nan' Ibn Zubayr Ibn Mut'im, he on the authority of 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib, may Allah honour his face; he said: The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, was neither tall nor short. He had large skull, thick beard, palms and feet fleshy, reddish complexion, large fleshy shoulders, and long hair of chest and belly. When he walked, he walked as if he was descending from a slope. I did not see one like him before or after him. May Allah bless him. Volume 1, Parts II.92.4 Sa'id Ihn Mansur informed us: Nuh Ibn Qays al-I;Iuddani informed us: KUalid lbn Khalid al-Tamimi related to me on the authority of Yasuf Ibn Mazin al-Rasibi: Verily a person said to 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib: Describe the qualities of the Prophet, may Allah bless him, before us. He said: He was not very tall but appeared to be taller than every other person. His complexion was white, skull large, eyebrows clear, long eyelashes and fleshly palms and feet. When he walked he inclined as if descending from a slope. Drops of perspiration in his face looked like pearls. I did not see any one like him, before or after him. May Allah bless him.

Said Ibn Mansur and al-Uakam Ibn Musa informed us, they said; "Isa Ibn Yanus informed us; he said: Ibrahim Ibn Muhammad, a descendant of 'Ali related to me; he said: WhenAli described the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him; he would
say: He was neither too tall nor too short. He appeared to be tall among
the people. His hair was neither curly nor straight, there was a mixture of
curls and straightness. Neither he was too lean nor too fat. His face was
round, complexion white (fair) eyes beautifully black, eye-lashes large,
space between shoulders’ (i. e. chest) broad, body without hair and palms
and soles (feet) fleshy. When he walked, he leaned as if walking down a
slope. When he turned he turned fully. Between his shoulders there was
the seal of Prophethood and he was the last of the Prophet. Among men
he was the most generous of hands, the bravest of chest, most truthful in
speach, most faithful in the fulfilment of responsibilities most gentle in
nature and most anxious to meet the people. He who saw him, feared him
out of reverance: [P. 122] He who associated with him loved him. The
person describing him said: I did not see a persen like him, before or
after him, may Allah bless him.
Volume 1, Parts II.92.6
Said Ibn Manger informed us: f] alid Ibn ‘Abd Allah informed us on the
authority of ‘Ubayd Allah Ibn Muhammad Ibn ‘Umar Ibn ‘Ali Ibn Abi
Talib, he on the authority of his father, he on the authority of his (‘Ubayd
Allah’s) grand-father, he said:
It was said to ‘All: 0 Abu al-Masan ! describe to us attributes of the
Prophet, may Allah bless him, He said: He was of very white complexion
which had a tinge of redness, had long eye-lashes, eyes black, stature
neither too short nor too tall, inclining to tallness, shoulders broad, hair
on the chest which were neither curly nor straight and palms and feet
fleshy. When he walked, he walked reclining as if climbing. Drops of his
perspiration on his face looked like pearls. I never saw any one like him,
before him or after him, may Allah bless him.
Volume 1, Parts II.92.7
Muhammad Ibn Umar al-Aslami informed us 'Abd Allah Ibn Muhammad IbnUmar Ibn ‘All Ibn Abi ‘Nib related to me on the
authority of his father, he on the authority of his (‘Abd Allah’s) grand￾father, he on the authority of ‘Ali; he said:
The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, sent me to al-Yaman. One day
I was delivering a sermon. A scholar from the scholars of the Jews was
standing with a book in his hand and looking in it. He called me and said:
Describe to us Abu al-Qasim. Thereupon Alit said: The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, is neither too short nor too tall. His hairs are neither curly nor straight but a mixture of two. He is a man of black hair and large skull. His complexion has a tinge of redness. . His shoulder bones are broad and his palms and feet are fleshy. He has long a!- masrubah which means hair growing from neck to navel He is of long eyelashes, close eye-brows, smooth and shining fore-head and long space between two shoulders. When he walks he walks incliming as if coming down from a height. I never saw a man like him before him or after him. Ali said: Then (the Scholar) kept quiet. After a while the Scholar said:
What else ? ‘Ali said: It is what I remember. The Scholar said: In his eyes
there is redness, his beard is fine, mouth is nice, ears are fully developed,
he faces fully and turns backward fully. Thereupon ‘All said: By Allah,
these are his attributes. The Scholar said: There is another thing. ‘Ali
asked: What Is that ? The Scholar said: There is Jana in him. ‘Ali said: It
is the same that I said, i. e. it appears that he is coming down from a
height. The scholar said: I find this attribute in the scriptures of my
ancestors and we also find that he will be raised in the Sanctuary of
Allah, the place which He has made sacred and which is His house. Then
he will migrate to a Sanctuary (iv.) which he will make sacred and it will
have the same sanctity as the sanctity of the place to which Allah has
made sacred. We find that his Ansar (supporters) towards whom he will
migrate will be the descendents of ‘Amr Ibn ‘Amir, owners of palms and
before them the Jews must be inhabitants of that land. ‘Ali said: It ]s like
that ! It . is like that I and he is the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him. Thereupon the scholar said: I bear witness that he is the' Prophet of Allah and that he is the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, towards all mankind. On this I live and on this I will die and on this I will be resurrected if Allah will. He ('Abd Allah) said: He (Scholar) used to come to 'All who taught him al-Qur'an and instructed him in the laws of; Islam. Then ‘All emerged from there (al-Yaman) and the Scholar 11).
123] remained, ` there until he died during the Khilafat of Abu Bakr and
h in the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, and testified to his
(Prophethood).

The prohibition of false affiliation (claiming to be related falsely) to Ahl Al-Bait

The most honorable descent is that of the Prophet Muhammad, and the most honorable kinship is to be related to the Prophet and to the people of his household, if that relationship is a true one. Many Arabs and non-Arabs claim to belong to this origin. Whoever is a part to Ahl Al-Bait and is a believer, Allâh has combined for him both the honor of the faith and the honor of being related to the Prophet; so he who claim to belong to this honorable origin and is not from its people has committed a forbidden thing, he is a pretender of what he has not been given, and the Prophet has said: “Whoever pretends to posess what he has not been given is like somebody wearing two garments of falsehood”. (This Hadith is narrated by Muslim in his Sahih (2129), on the authority of Aisha (RadiAllâhu Anha)).
The prohibition of one’s affiliation to another origin besides his is stated in authentic Hadiths, and among what is reported is the Hadith of Abu Dhar that he heard the Prophet saying: “None claims to be the son of any other than his real father knowingly, except that he has disbelieved in Allâh. And if somebody claims to belong to some folks to whom he does not belong, then let such a person take his place in the (Hell) fire” (narrated by Al Bukhari (3508) and Muslim (112); and the words belong to Al Bukhari.)

In Sahih Al Bukhari (3509) according to Wa’thilat bin Al-Asqa’a, “The Prophet said: ‘Surely one of the worst Fira (lies) is for a man to claim to be the son of a father other than his own real father, or claim to have seen with his eyes what he has not seen, or attribute to the Messenger of Allâh what he has not said”.

And the meaning of al-Fira: lies and his statement “or claim to have seen with his eyes what he has not seen” i.e. in dreams.
And it is stated in Majmu’u al-Fatawa of Shaikhul-Islam bin Taimiyah (Rahimahullah) that the endowment on Ahl Al-Bait or the “Ashraf” (those whose kinship ascends to the Prophet), no one deserves to have from it except the one whose relationship with them is an authentic one. He was asked about the endowment dedicated to the “Ashraf” (that they are relatives). Are the relatives Ashraf or not? Is it allowed for them to have from the endowment or not?

He answered by saying: “All praise belongs to Allâh, if the endowment is for the household of the Prophet or for some of them, like the Alawaites and the Fatimites (the descendants of Ali and Fatima) or the Talibites (the descendant of Abdul Muttalib) those who include: Banu Ja’afar and Banu Aqeel, or the descendants of Al-Abbas and others, surely no one deserves from the endowment except those whose Nasab is true and authentic. As for the one who claims to belong to them or is not known to belong to them, he does not deserve from this endowment, even if he claims to be one
of them, like the Banu Abdullah bin Maimun Al-Qaddah; the genealogists and other scholars know that they do not have true kinship (with Ahl Al-Bait). Scholars of Fiqh, Hadith, kalam and genealogist have proved it and lawful records have been noted, and it is mentioned in important books among the books of the Muslims; in fact, the people of knowledge popularly know that.

And also the one who dedicates his endowment for the “Ashraf” because the term: Ashraf conventionally does not incorporate except the one whose Nasab is authentic, from the family of the Prophet.

But if one dedicates his endowment for the children of an individual, or the relatives of an individual and those similar to that, and it is not stated in the endowment, what restricts it for the family of the Prophet, and the endower owns the endowment, it is correct to bequeath it for the children of a specific individual. And in this case, the Banu Hashim are not included in this endowment.
To this point ends the brief message in the virtue of Ahl Al-Bait and the high position they attained in the sight of Ahl AsSunnah Wal-Jama’ah. I hereby ask Allâh for His assistance in what pleases Him, and for the understanding of His religion and steadfastness on the truth, verily He is AllHearer, Responsive. May Allâh’s peace and blessing be upon our Prophet Muhammad upon his family and companions altogether!