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«كان ربعة من القوم ليس بالطويل ولا بالقصير، أزهر اللون ليس بأبيض أمهق ولا آدم، ليس بجعد قطط ولا سبط رجل، أنزل عليه وهو ابن أربعين، فلبث بمكة عشر سنين ينزل عليه وبالمدينة عشر سنين، وقُبض وليس في رأسه ولحيته عشرون شعرة بيضاء»
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Summary
In the Book of the Virtues of the Companions, the chapter on the description of the Prophet ﷺ: Anas ibn Malik (may God be pleased with him)'s well-known description of his physique, of medium height, with a fair complexion and hair between curly and straight. It also records the age at the call and the periods in Mecca and Medina, the number of grey hairs, and Rabi'a's report that his hair reddened from perfume. It is one of the finest texts on his shama'il in the Sahih. 1
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Source: Sahih al-Bukhari. Mentions Muhammad and Anas ibn Malik. Built on in the chapters on the Prophetic description.
Connections
- Mentions
- Muhammad· Anas ibn Malik
- Basis for
- Shama'il Muhammadiyya
People and things also explored
Muslim 2307 — The bravest of people; the night fright of Medina· Muslim 2309 — I served him ten years; he never said 'uff' to me· Muslim 2330 — Radiant of colour, his sweat like pearls· Muslim 2347 — His appearance, mission age, and age at death· Hadith· The brotherhood of the Muhajirun and Ansar· The Prophet's Seal for Correspondence· the Prophet's sandals kept by Anas
Sources
- Sahih al-Bukhari
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islam.museum contributors. “Bukhari 3547 — Anas's description of the Prophet”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/bukhari-3547/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.