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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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With pens of longing and ink of love,

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We inscribe lines more precious than gold,

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Describing the Master of Creation, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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The Prophetic characteristics (Shama'il).

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Chapter: What has been narrated regarding the physical creation of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

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Jabir Ibn Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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Had a wide mouth and eyes with a reddish hue (ashkal).

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And he had little flesh on his heels.

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Shu'bah said:

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I asked Simak, "What is a 'wide mouth' (dali' al-fam)?"

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He replied, "A large mouth."

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I asked, "What is 'ashkal al-'ayn'?"

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He replied, "Long in the slit of the eyes."

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I asked, "What is 'manhus al-'aqib'?"

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He replied, "Little flesh on the heel."

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This hadith contains a description of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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Among these is that he had a wide mouth,

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Meaning it was broad, which was considered a praiseworthy trait among the Arabs,

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And a metonym for perfect eloquence and complete rhetoric.

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Regarding his statement "ashkal al-'ayn,"

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And in another narration, "ashkal al-'aynayn" (of the two eyes),

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Using the dual form,

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It means there was a reddish hue in the white of his eyes.

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It is not as mentioned [by Simak] that it means "long in the slit of the eyes."

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Qadi 'Iyad said:

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This is a misconception on the part of Simak.

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The correct view is that which the scholars have agreed upon,

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Along with all the authors of the *Gharib* (lexicons of rare terms),

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That *shuklah* is a reddish hue in the white of the eye,

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And this is highly praised among the Arabs.

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As for *shahlah* (with a ha),

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It is a reddish hue in the black of the eye.

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Regarding his statement "manhus al-'aqib,"

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The *'aqib* is the back of the foot.

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And the *manhus* among men

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Is one who has little flesh on that part.

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The specific qualification here serves to negate it elsewhere,

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For it has already passed that he had thick, fleshy feet.

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Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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Jabir Ibn Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him, also said:

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I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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On a moonlit night,

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Wearing a red garment.

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I began to look at him and then at the moon,

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And to me, he was more beautiful than the moon.

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In this hadith,

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Jabir Ibn Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him,

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Describes the beauty of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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Saying:

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I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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On a moonlit night,

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Meaning a night that was illuminated,

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With no clouds and no darkness,

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Because it was moonlit from beginning to end,

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Which occurs when the full moon is at its peak perfection,

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And at the height of its beauty and splendor.

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And the Prophet, peace be upon him, was wearing

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A red garment.

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This highlights what compelled him to contemplate,

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Due to the manifestation of the Prophet's increased beauty, peace be upon him.

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His statement:

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"I began to look at him and then at the moon,

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And to me, he was more beautiful than the moon,"

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Means that Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, began

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Looking at the face of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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At one moment,

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And looking at the moon at another,

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Then comparing the two beauties,

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And he found that the beauty of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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Had surpassed the beauty of the moon.

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The comparison of the beauty of the Prophet's face, peace be upon him,

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To the moon

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Is for the sake of approximating and clarifying the meaning,

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Otherwise, Allah the Exalted

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Has beautified the face of His Prophet, peace be upon him,

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And clothed him in a supreme beauty

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Greater and more profound than the beauty of the moon.

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Abu Ishaq said:

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A man asked Al-Bara' Ibn 'Azib, may Allah be pleased with them both:

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"Was the face of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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Like a sword?"

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He said, "No,

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Rather, like the moon."

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In this hadith,

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A man asked the noble Companion,

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Al-Bara' Ibn 'Azib, may Allah be pleased with them both:

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"Was the face of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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Like a sword?"

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Meaning in its beauty and luster,

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Though some say in its straightness and length.

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Al-Bara', may Allah be pleased with him, replied:

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"No!" meaning it was not like a sword,

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And he turned away from that comparison to the moon,

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Because it combines two qualities:

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Roundness and luster.

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It has been narrated in *Sahih Muslim*

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From Jabir Ibn Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him,

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That a man asked him:

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"Was the face of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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Like a sword?"

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He said, "No, like the sun and the moon."

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It was round.

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He combined the two celestial bodies

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Because the first is intended to signify

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Primarily the comparison in radiance and illumination,

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And the second in beauty and charm.

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It is not intended that his face, peace be upon him,

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Was perfectly circular,

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Rather, it had a certain softness.

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This is supported by what is narrated in his description,

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That he had smooth, flowing cheeks,

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Which is the most beautiful of traits among both Arabs and non-Arabs,

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Contrary to the Turks.

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Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was fair-skinned,

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As if he were fashioned from silver,

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And his hair was wavy.

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In this hadith,

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Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, describes him,

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Saying:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was fair-skinned,

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And it has passed that his fairness, peace be upon him,

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Was tinged with redness.

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His statement "as if he were fashioned from silver"

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Means as if he were crafted from silver,

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Considering the light and illumination

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That radiated from his fairness, peace be upon him.

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The word "fashioned" (siygha)

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Contains an indication of the cohesion of his parts and the harmony of his limbs,

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And the luminosity of his face and his entire body, peace be upon him.

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His statement "wavy hair" (rajul al-sha'r)

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Means hair that is groomed,

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Neither tightly curled nor completely straight,

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And the meanings of both have already been discussed.

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Jabir Ibn 'Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with them both, narrated

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That the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

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"The Prophets were presented to me,

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And there was Musa, peace be upon him,

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A man of medium build,

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As if he were one of the men of Shanu'ah.

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And I saw 'Isa Ibn Maryam, peace be upon him,

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And the closest person I have seen in resemblance to him

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Was 'Urwah Ibn Mas'ud.

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And I saw Ibrahim, peace be upon him,

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And the closest person I have seen in resemblance to him

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Was your companion," meaning himself.

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"And I saw Jibril, peace be upon him,

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And the closest person I have seen in resemblance to him

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Was Dihyah."

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In this hadith,

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said:

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"The Prophets were presented to me."

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It is possible that this presentation was in a dream,

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And it is possible that it was on the night of the Isra' (Night Journey).

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In this presentation,

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There is an indication of his superiority, peace be upon him.

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His statement "And there was Musa, peace be upon him,

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A man of medium build,

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As if he were one of the men of Shanu'ah,"

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Means that he, peace be upon him,

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Saw Musa, peace be upon him,

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As a man of medium build,

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Meaning average among men in his height,

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And in his physique,

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So he was neither fat nor thin.

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"As if he were one of the men of Shanu'ah,"

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And Shanu'ah is a tribe in Yemen,

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Whose bodies are known for strength and balance.

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The meaning of *Shanu'ah*

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Is "aversion,"

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Which is keeping away from impurities.

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Perhaps they were nicknamed that

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For the purity of their lineage,

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The cleanliness of their status,

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And the excellence of their conduct and manners.

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His statement "And I saw 'Isa Ibn Maryam, peace be upon him,

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And the closest person I have seen in resemblance to him

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Was 'Urwah Ibn Mas'ud,"

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Means that 'Urwah Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him,

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Is the person most resembling 'Isa, peace be upon him.

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And 'Urwah Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him,

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Witnessed the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah as a disbeliever,

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Then embraced Islam in the ninth year of the Hijrah,

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After the Prophet, peace be upon him, returned from Ta'if.

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Then he returned to his people,

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And called them to Islam,

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But they refused,

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And a man from Thaqif shot him

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With an arrow and killed him.

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The physical description of 'Urwah Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, is not known,

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And perhaps the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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Felt the knowledge of those he was addressing was sufficient,

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So we do not obtain the description of 'Isa, peace be upon him.

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However, in the narration of Muslim,

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"He was of medium height, reddish-white,

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As if he had just come out of a *dimas*,"

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Which bath?

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In another narration:

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"I saw a man of dark complexion, the most handsome you have ever seen."

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It is stated in a narration:

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"Reddish-white, curly-haired, broad-chested, and tall."

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"Tall" here means tall without being excessively so.

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It is also said to mean lean of flesh.

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Regarding his statement, "And I saw Ibrahim, peace be upon him,"

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"The person I saw who most resembled him was your companion."

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Meaning himself.

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In another narration:

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"And I am the most similar of Ibrahim’s descendants to him."

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The phrase "meaning himself"

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Is from the speech of Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him,

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Or from the narrators below him.

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Regarding his statement, "And I saw Jibril, peace be upon him,"

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"The person I saw who most resembled him was Dihyah."

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This means that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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Saw Jibril, peace be upon him,

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And the person who most resembled him was the noble Companion,

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Dihyah Ibn Khalifah al-Kalbi, may Allah be pleased with him.

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Dihyah was one of the senior Companions.

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He did not witness Badr,

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But he witnessed all the battles that followed.

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He gave the pledge of allegiance under the tree.

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He was proverbial for his beauty and handsomeness.

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Jibril would come to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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In most instances,

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In the form of Dihyah, may Allah be pleased with him.

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Sa'id al-Jariri said:

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I heard Abu al-Tufayl, may Allah be pleased with him, say:

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"I saw the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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And there remains no one on the face of the earth who saw him except me."

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I said, "Describe him to me."

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He said, "He was fair-skinned, handsome, and of moderate build."

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In this hadith,

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Abu al-Tufayl, may Allah be pleased with him, mentions

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That he saw the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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At a time when no one else remained alive on earth who had seen him.

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This is because Abu al-Tufayl,

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Who is 'Amir Ibn Wathilah al-Laythi,

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Was the last of the Companions to die.

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He was born in the first year of the Hijrah,

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And died in the year 110 AH.

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With his passing, the era of the noble Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, concluded.

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When Sa'id al-Jariri heard this from Abu al-Tufayl,

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He asked him to describe the Prophet, peace be upon him, to him.

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Abu al-Tufayl said:

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"He was fair-skinned, handsome, and of moderate build."

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Meaning that the Prophet, peace be upon him, had a fair complexion,

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As we have previously discussed.

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"Handsome" comes from *malahah* (grace/beauty),

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Which is beauty and elegance in appearance and character.

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The meaning of his statement "of moderate build" (*maqsad*):

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*Maqsad* refers to the middle and moderation.

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Meaning that the Prophet, peace be upon him, was of balanced physique,

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Neither bulky nor thin,

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Neither tall nor short.

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From this is the saying of Allah the Exalted:

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"And be moderate in your walking."

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Meaning, be balanced in it.

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Thus, the Prophet, peace be upon him, was granted

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The fullest share of grace and moderation,

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And was adorned with the most splendid garment of beauty.

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It has been said in the definition of beauty:

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It is the proportion, moderation, and balance of one's creation.

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Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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"Since beauty, in and of itself, is beloved to the soul

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And venerated in the heart,

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Allah did not send a prophet except that he was beautiful in appearance,

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Handsome of face,

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Noble in lineage and ancestry,

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And pleasant of voice."

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This is what 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said.

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The Prophet, peace be upon him,

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Was the most beautiful of Allah's creation and the most handsome of face,

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As al-Bara' Ibn 'Azib, may Allah be pleased with them both, said.

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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Used to like that the messenger sent to him be handsome of face

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And have a pleasant name.

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He would say:

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"If you send a messenger to me,

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Let him be handsome of face and have a pleasant name."

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For this reason,

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Scholars have mentioned that the description of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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Is among the proofs of his prophethood.

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'Abdullah Ibn Salam, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

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"When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, arrived in Madinah,

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The people rushed toward him."

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It is said that when the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, arrived,

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I came among the people to look at him.

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When I clearly saw the face of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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I knew that his face was not the face of a liar.

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The first thing he spoke was when he said:

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"O people,

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Spread peace, feed the hungry,

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And pray while the people are sleeping,

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You will enter Paradise in peace."

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The evidence from the hadith is his statement:

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"When I clearly saw the face of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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I knew that his face was not the face of a liar."

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Meaning, I knew from the beauty of his appearance that he was not a liar,

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For the outward is a reflection of the inward.

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The hadith has a remainder, if Allah wills.

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And Allah knows best.

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May Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad,

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And upon all his family and companions.