263 hadith
He used to describe the Prophet ﷺ, saying, "He had broad forearms and long eyelashes, with a wide space between his shoulders. He would turn his whole body when facing someone and turn his whole body when leaving. May my father and mother…
الأعظمي 9480HasanSomeone asked him, "Describe the Prophet ﷺ for us." He said, "He was not excessively tall, but above medium height. When he came among a group of people, he stood out above them all. He was white with a striking radiance, with a large head,…
أحمد 1301DaifWhenever Ali [[r1]] described the Prophet ﷺ, he would say, "He was neither excessively tall nor noticeably short, but of medium height among his people. His hair was neither tightly curled nor completely straight, but had a gentle wave to…
الترمذي 3638DaifHe used to describe the Prophet ﷺ, saying, "He had powerful forearms, long eyelashes, and a wide space between his shoulders. When he came forward, he came forward with his whole body, and when he turned away, he turned away with his whole…
أحمد 9787HasanI saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when there was not a single man on the face of the earth who had seen him besides me. He was asked, "How did he appear to you?" He replied, "He was fair-skinned, handsome, and of medium build."
الأعظمي 9446SahihThe Prophet ﷺ was of medium height, broad-shouldered, with hair reaching his earlobes. I once saw him wearing a red garment, and I have never seen anything more beautiful than him.
الأعظمي 15313SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ had a large head, great eyes, long eyelashes, a slight redness in the whites of his eyes, a thick beard, and a radiant complexion. When he walked, he leaned forward as though descending a slope. When he turned, he…
الأعظمي 9431HasanA man asked Ali [[r1]], "Commander of the Faithful, describe the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for us." He replied, "He was not excessively tall, but above average height. When he came in the company of people, he stood out among them. His…
أحمد 1300DaifThe Prophet ﷺ had a large head, a complexion tinged with red, thick hands and feet, a full beard, and a long line of hair running down his chest. His joints were large. When he walked, he leaned forward as though descending a slope. He was…
أحمد 1122DifficultThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was neither short nor tall. He had a large head, thick hair, and a full beard. His complexion was tinged with redness. The line of hair running down his chest was long, his joints were large, and his hands and feet…
أحمد 946DifficultHe described the Prophet ﷺ and said, "He had a large head, was white tinged with red, with a full beard, large joints, thick palms and feet, a long line of hair running down his chest, and abundant hair on his head, which fell straight. He…
أحمد 944DifficultThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was a man of medium height, broad between the shoulders, with thick hair reaching down to his earlobes. He was wearing a red garment, and I have never seen anything more beautiful than him ﷺ.
أحمد 18473SahihAli [[r1]] was asked about the description of the Prophet ﷺ. He said, "He was neither short nor tall. His complexion was reddish-white. His hair was beautiful, neither straight nor curly. He had large joints and broad shoulders. His palms…
أحمد 947DifficultUbayy used to describe the Prophet ﷺ, saying, "He had broad forearms, long eyelashes, and a wide space between his shoulders. When he turned to face you, he turned with his whole body, and when he turned away, he turned with his whole body.…
أحمد 8352HasanI saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Someone asked, "How did he appear to you?" He replied, "He was fair-skinned and handsome. When he walked, it was as though he were descending a slope."
أبو داود 4864SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was a man of medium height, broad between the shoulders, with a thick beard. A reddish hue tinted his complexion, and his hair fell down to his earlobes. I saw him once wearing a red garment, and I have never seen…
النسائي 5234SahihSomeone asked, "Have you seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He replied, "Yes." The questioner asked, "How did he look?" He said, "He was fair-skinned and handsome. When he walked, it was as though he were descending a slope."
الأعظمي 14770SahihThe Prophet ﷺ had large hands and feet and a handsome face. I never saw anyone like him, neither before nor after, and his palms were broad.
الأعظمي 9442SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was a man of medium build, broad between the shoulders, with thick hair reaching the lobes of his ears. He was wearing a red garment, and I have never seen anything more beautiful than him ﷺ.
مسلم 6064SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ had the most beautiful face among people and the finest character. He was neither excessively tall nor short.
الأعظمي 9429SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was neither tall nor short. He had a large head and a full beard, thick hands and feet, and his face had a reddish tinge. The line of hair running down his chest was long, and his joints were large. When he walked…
أحمد 746DifficultThe Prophet ﷺ was of medium height with broad shoulders, and his hair reached the lobes of his ears. I once saw him in a red garment, and I have never seen anything more beautiful than him. In another wording, "I have never seen anyone with…
الأعظمي 9435SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was the most handsome of people in face and the finest in character, neither excessively tall nor short.
البخاري 3549SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was the most handsome of people in face and the finest of them in character, neither excessively tall nor short.
مسلم 6066SahihI saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when there was no man on the face of the earth who had seen him besides me. The narrator said, I asked him, "How did he appear?" He replied, "He was white-skinned, handsome, and of medium build."
مسلم 6072SahihThe Prophet ﷺ was of medium height, broad between the shoulders, with hair that reached the lobes of his ears. I once saw him in a red garment, and I have never seen anything more beautiful than him. Yusuf bin Abu Ishaq narrated from his…
البخاري 3551SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ had a large head, great eyes, long eyelashes, a reddish tinge in the whites of his eyes, a thick beard, and a radiant complexion. When he walked, he leaned forward as though descending a slope. When he turned, he…
أحمد 684HasanI performed Hajj and saw a man sitting in the shade of the Kaabah. My father said to me, "Do you know who this is? This is the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." When we reached him, he was a man with thick hair, bearing traces of perfume, wearing two…
أحمد 7112SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ had a large head, large eyes, and long eyelashes. Hasan said, beautiful eyelashes. His eyes had a tinge of redness, his beard was thick, his complexion was radiant, and his palms and feet were thick. When he walked,…
أحمد 796HasanThe Prophet ﷺ was neither tall nor short. He had thick palms and feet, a large head, large joints, and a long line of fine hair running down his chest to his navel. When he walked, he leaned forward as though descending a slope. I never saw…
الأعظمي 9430SahihThe Prophet ﷺ had large feet and a handsome face. I have never seen anyone like him since.
البخاري 5908-5909SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ had large feet and large hands, with a handsome face. I have never seen anyone like him since.
أحمد 12266SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "On the night I was taken on the night journey..." and he mentioned the hadith, in which he said, "I met Isa." The Prophet ﷺ described him, saying, "He was of medium height, reddish in complexion, as though he…
الأعظمي 8482SahihThe Prophet ﷺ was of medium height. I saw him once in a red garment, and I have never seen anything more beautiful than him.
البخاري 5848SahihThe Prophet ﷺ had a wide mouth, eyes with a reddish tinge in their whites, and slender heels.
الترمذي 3646SahihI saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a dream during the time of Ibn Abbas. Yazid used to write copies of the Quran. I said to Ibn Abbas, "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a dream." Ibn Abbas replied, "The Messenger of Allah used to say,…
أحمد 3410DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ had a wide mouth, eyes with a reddish tinge in their whites, and lean heels. The narrator said, I asked Simak, "What does 'wide-mouthed' mean?" He replied, "It means having a large mouth." I asked, "What does…
الأعظمي 9456SahihI set out with my father when I was a boy, and we came upon a man at midday sitting in the shade of a house. He was wearing two green garments, his hair was thick and abundant, and there was a trace of henna on his head. My father asked me,…
أحمد 17496SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was neither tall nor short. His hands and feet were thick, his head was large, his joints were large, and the line of hair running down his chest was long. When he walked, he leaned forward as though descending a…
الترمذي 3637HasanI asked Jabir bin Samura about the description of the Prophet ﷺ. He said, "He had reddish streaks in the whites of his eyes, a wide mouth, and lean heels."
أحمد 20912HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "As for Musa, he is a brown-skinned man with curly hair, riding a red camel whose halter is made of palm fiber. It is as if I am looking at him right now as he descends into the valley calling out the…
الأعظمي 8426SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ had gray hairs at the front of his head and in his beard. When he applied oil, the gray was not visible, but when his hair was unkempt, it became apparent. He had a thick beard. A man asked, "Was his face like a…
الأعظمي 9444SahihI set out with my father toward the Prophet ﷺ, and there he was with thick hair stained with henna, wearing two green cloaks.
الأعظمي 9465SahihI saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at the market of Dhul Majaz making his way through the crowd, saying, "People, say there is no god but Allah and you will succeed." Abu Jahl was throwing dust at him and saying, "People, do not let this man…
أحمد 16603SahihHe described the Prophet ﷺ, saying, "He was of medium height among the people, neither tall nor short. His complexion was radiant, neither stark white nor dark brown. His hair was neither tightly curled nor completely straight, but slightly…
الأعظمي 9428SahihThe Prophet ﷺ had large hands and feet and a handsome face. I have never seen anyone like him, neither before nor after, and his palms were broad.
البخاري 5907SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was neither short nor tall. He had a large head and beard, thick palms and feet, and large joints. His face had a reddish tinge, and a fine line of hair ran down his chest to his navel. When he walked, he leaned…
أحمد 1053DifficultThe Prophet ﷺ said, "I saw Isa, Musa, and Ibrahim. As for Isa, he was reddish, with curly hair and a broad chest. As for Musa, he was dark-skinned, large in build, and straight-haired, as if he were one of the men of Zutt."
الأعظمي 8427SahihI saw the Prophet ﷺ wearing a red garment, his hair combed, and I have never seen anyone before him or after him more beautiful than he was.
النسائي 5316SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I saw Isa son of Maryam, Musa, and Ibrahim. As for Isa, he was Ahmar, with curly hair and a broad chest. As for Musa, he was of large build." They asked him, "What about Ibrahim?" He replied, "Look at your…
أحمد 2697SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ had grey hairs at the front of his head and in his beard. When he applied oil, the grey was not visible, but when his hair was unkempt, it became apparent. He had a thick beard. A man asked, "Was his face like a…
الأعظمي 15446SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "May Allah make you handsome." Anas remarked that he was indeed a handsome man with a fine appearance.
أحمد 22885SahihI never saw anyone with long hair in a red garment more handsome than the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. His hair reached his shoulders, his shoulders were broad, and he was neither tall nor short.
أحمد 18666SahihI have never seen anyone look more handsome in a fine garment than the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I saw his hair flowing down, almost reaching his shoulders.
النسائي 5065SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "I saw Isa, Musa, and Ibrahim. As for Isa, he was reddish in complexion, with curly hair and a broad chest. As for Musa, he was dark-skinned, of large build, with straight hair, as if he were one of the men of the Zutt."
البخاري 3438SahihI have never seen anyone with long flowing hair, dressed in a red garment, more handsome than the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. His hair reached his shoulders, his shoulders were broad, and he was neither short nor tall.
أحمد 18558SahihThe Prophet ﷺ was the most handsome of people, the most generous of people, and the most courageous of people. One night, the people of Madinah were alarmed by a sound, and they set out toward it. The Prophet ﷺ met them on his way back,…
البخاري 6033SahihI never saw anyone with flowing hair in a red garment more handsome than the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. His hair fell upon his shoulders, with broad space between the shoulders. He was neither tall nor short. Abu Kurayb said, "He had hair."
مسلم 6065SahihI entered the mosque and there I found Uthman bin Affan [[r1]] reclining on his cloak. Two water-carriers came to him bringing a dispute, and he judged between them. Then I approached him and looked at him closely. He was a handsome man,…
أحمد 537DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ had grey hairs at the front of his head and in his beard. When he applied oil and combed his hair, the grey was not noticeable, but when his hair was unkempt, it became visible. He had abundant hair and a thick…
أحمد 20998Difficult