The physical beauty of the Prophet (saw)

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His companions described the beauty of the Prophet (saas) in these terms:

“The Prophet (saas) had a most handsome constitution. Some gave the smile of his beauty to that of the full moon…His nose was thin… His face was smooth…His beard was thick…His neck was the most beautiful…If the rays of the sun fell on his neck, it appeared like a cup of silver mixed with gold… The place between his shoulders was wide.”

[Imam Ghazzali’s Ihya Ulum-Id-Din (The Book of Religious Learnings), Islamic Book Service, New Delhi, 2001,Volume II, p.25]

Al-Bara’ ibn 'Azib (ra) states:

“I have never seen someone with long hair and red clothing more handsome than Rasullullah (saas). His hair reached his shoulders.”

[Shamaa-il Tirmidh]

Anas bin Malik (ra) says:

“**The Messenger of Allah, was not excessively tall or short. He was not very pallid nor dark. He did not have curly hair or lank hair. Allah commissioned him at the age of forty. He stayed in Mecca ten years and at Medina for ten years and Allah the Mighty, the Majestic made him die when he was sixty. There were not twenty white hairs in his hair or beard, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.” **

[Malik’s Muwatta Hadith, Volume 49, Number1]

Hazrat Aisha (ra) reports:

“The blessed hair of Rasulullah (saas) was longer than those that reached the ear lobes, and shorter than those that reached the shoulders.”

[Tirmidhi Hadith]

Hazrat Hassan (ra) said:

“He had a thick, dense beard.”

[Tirmidhi Hadith]

Abu Huraira (ra) describes:

“The complexion of Rasulullah (saas) was white with redness in it. The blessed eyes of Rasulullah (saas) were extremely black. His eyelashes were long.”

[Tirmidhi Hadith]

Anas bin Malik (ra) reports:
“Sayyidina Rasulullah (saas) often rubbed oil in his head”

[Tirmidhi Hadith]

Another report comes from Fazl ibn Abbas (ra):
"The Holy Prophet (saas) said: ‘Adopt white clothes; it is the best attire.’

[Tirmidhi, Shamail-e-Tirmizi]

Anas bin Malik (ra) says:
“Rasulullah (saas) had a ring made of silver and its (inlaid) gem was also of silver.”

[Shamaa-il Tirmidhi]

When Hazrat 'Ali (ra) described Rasulullah (saas), he used to say:

‘When he walked, because of the speed and force of the legs, it seemed as if he was descending from a high place’."

[Shamaa-il Tirmidhi, ]

Umm Salama (ra) reports that:

“The Holy Prophet (saas) liked kurta (long shirt) most.”

[Tirmidhi, Shamail-e-Tirmizi]

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Wah wah. Mazaa aa’ gayaa. Jazakallah

I read urdu translation of Shamaa-il Tirmidhi. What a beautiful compilation. The way it desribes the physical aspect of Nabi :saw: is so very beutiful

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:jano:
:bb:
:sheen:
No wonder the first wife of Rasuulallah pbuh, was smart enough to propose to him… :smiley: Jazakallah, bro.

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I have not read the Islamic version of how Muhammed looked before, but it is not surprising that he is revered for his physical appearance. Since no pictures or artists' renderings are permissable, what's the difference if the same type of adulation comes from 'sayings'?

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And you guys go after Hindus for idol worship.

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hahaah @ rubbed oil on his head,... oh man... im so tempted to say things but i musn't say anything that can remotely be offensive to a devout muslim..

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^^ Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare so me mate anything said silly on this issue will be a blatant attack on freedom of speech ! mind it bruv :) ya cant shake hands with clenched fist !

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Good stuff..

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There is nothing wrong if Hindues mention the good qualities, habbits, words, clothing, manners of Raam, but it is wrong when they start asking help from a statue made by themselves. The statue which cannot even help itself if anyone breaks it.

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The Prophet (saas)'s manner of sitting

Qaylah bint Makhramah (ra) reports:

**“I saw Rasulullah (saas) in the masjid (in a very humble posture) sitting. Due to his awe-inspiring personality, I began shivering.”**114

Jaabir bin Samurah (ra) says:
"I observed Rasulullah (saas) lean on a pillow, which was on his left side."115

The Prophet (saas)'s way of speaking

Aisha (ra) describes the Prophet (saas)'s way of speaking thus:

"The speech of Rasulullah (saas) was not quick and continuous as that of yours. He spoke clearly, word by word."117

"They said: **'The Messenger of Allah used to talk little and every thing was expressed in this brief talk. In his speech, there was no defect of excess or brevity. **

**The words came one after another like pearls. **

Whoever heard them remembered them.

He was the sweetest in talk among his companions.

**He used to keep silent for long and not talk without necessity. **

He used not to talk evil words and what he talked was just."118

**“He did not use ornamental words….”**119 ](theprophetmuhammad.org)

**“… His companions did never dispute before him.”**120 ](theprophetmuhammad.org)

**“He used to smile much before his companions…”**121 ](theprophetmuhammad.org)

**“He spoke in such a way that the words were spaced out so that those who sat with him remembered them.”**122](theprophetmuhammad.org)

Abdullah bin Haarith (ra) reports that:

"I have not seen anyone who makes a person more cheerful than Rasulullah (saas)."123

Anas bin Malik (ra) tells us the following:

"Rasulullah (saas) used to mingle with us and joke."124

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jazakAllah brother.....beautiful thread indeed.

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^JazakAllah khair sister for the kind words of encouragement.

The Prophet (saas)'s pleasing scent

The Prophet (saas) attached great importance to cleanliness. He always smelt very fresh, clean and pleasant, and recommended that Muslims do the same. Accounts that have reached us from his companions give further details of this aspect of the Prophet (saas):

Jaabir bin Samura (ra) states:

"Whenever the Holy Prophet tread on any path, when someone passed by later, that they could recognize that the prophet had passed by there because they could smell the fragrance of his body."125

From Anas bin Malik (ra):

**“I never felt a silk cloth, nor pure silk, nor any other thing softer than the palm of Rasulullah (saas). Nor did I smell any musk or any other fragrance, more sweet smelling than the fragrance of Rasullullah (saas).”****126 **](theprophetmuhammad.org)

Anas bin Malik (r.a) reports:

**“I never smelt ambergris or musk as fragrant as the fragrance of the body of Allah’s Messenger (saas) and I never touched brocade or silk and found it as soft as the body of Allah’s Messenger (saas).”**127](theprophetmuhammad.org)

In Qisas al-Anbiya, the Prophet (saas) was described in this way:

**“His body was clean and his scent beautiful. Whether or not he had used scent, his skin always had a lovely scent to it. If someone shook hands or conversed with him, or showed his friendship or affection, he would smell that clean scent all day, and if he laid that sacred hand on a child’s head, that child could be distinguished from other children by that clean scent.”**128](theprophetmuhammad.org - This website is for sale! - theprophetmuhammad Resources and Information.)

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^^ fiction

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And similarly it could be said that there is nothing wrong to mention the good qualities, habits, words, clothing and manners of Muhammed, but when it crosses the line to blanket worship when stories are recounted of his physical beauty and whiteness. Muslims can (and do) emulate his appearnce, clothing, habits and manners, but since they can't make themselves physically beautiful, their skin white with redness in it or prevent gray hair, what's the purpose other than to worship anything and everything about this man? What's the difference from reading, posting and fawning over these stories and doing the same with a picture (which has been interpreted and practiced as forbidden?) It has the same purpose/outcome.

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We do not worship Prophets.

Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) said,""An Arab is no better than a non-Arab. In return, a non-Arab is no better than an Arab. A red raced man was not better than a black one except in piety. Mankind are all Adam's children and Adam was created out of clay." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim, on the authority of Abu Musa]

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Adam was made out of clay? hahahhaah I love this thread.. keep it coming..

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^if a red raced man was not better than a black one, then why post about the Prophet being white with redness in it? Clearly, even if he was black or white we ought to have considered him still as beautiful, so why mention at all wat his complexion was and then awe at it?

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My favourites:

**Whenever the Holy Prophet tread on any path, when someone passed by later, that they could recognize that the prophet had passed by there because they could smell the fragrance of his body

****"I have never seen someone with long hair and red clothing more handsome than Rasullullah (saas). His hair reached his shoulders."

****"He had a thick, dense beard."

****'When he walked, because of the speed and force of the legs, it seemed as if he was descending from a high place'."

***"I observed Rasulullah (saas) lean on a pillow, which was on his left side."*
**Rasulullah (saas) used to mingle with us and joke

**Very amusing.

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yeah why do we mention that Bilal(ra) was black?

Adam was black and was Prophet of God and our father, why do we mention this?

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If we are all Adam's children, aren't we all related? Bush and Osama are cousins? Me and Hareem are cousins? Ewwww