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

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).