Shamail Muhammadiyah | Episode (3) | Chapter on what was mentioned regarding the character of the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him

0:00 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

0:07 With pens of longing and ink of love,

0:11 We inscribe lines more precious than gold,

0:15 Describing the Master of Creation, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

0:20 The Prophetic characteristics (Shama'il).

0:28 Chapter: What has been narrated regarding the physical creation of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

0:33 Jabir Ibn Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

0:39 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

0:43 Had a wide mouth and eyes with a reddish hue (ashkal).

0:46 And he had little flesh on his heels.

0:48 Shu'bah said:

0:50 I asked Simak, "What is a 'wide mouth' (dali' al-fam)?"

0:53 He replied, "A large mouth."

0:56 I asked, "What is 'ashkal al-'ayn'?"

0:59 He replied, "Long in the slit of the eyes."

1:02 I asked, "What is 'manhus al-'aqib'?"

1:05 He replied, "Little flesh on the heel."

1:09 This hadith contains a description of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

1:15 Among these is that he had a wide mouth,

1:19 Meaning it was broad, which was considered a praiseworthy trait among the Arabs,

1:23 And a metonym for perfect eloquence and complete rhetoric.

1:27 Regarding his statement "ashkal al-'ayn,"

1:30 And in another narration, "ashkal al-'aynayn" (of the two eyes),

1:33 Using the dual form,

1:35 It means there was a reddish hue in the white of his eyes.

1:37 It is not as mentioned [by Simak] that it means "long in the slit of the eyes."

1:41 Qadi 'Iyad said:

1:43 This is a misconception on the part of Simak.

1:45 The correct view is that which the scholars have agreed upon,

1:48 Along with all the authors of the *Gharib* (lexicons of rare terms),

1:50 That *shuklah* is a reddish hue in the white of the eye,

1:54 And this is highly praised among the Arabs.

1:57 As for *shahlah* (with a ha),

1:59 It is a reddish hue in the black of the eye.

2:01 Regarding his statement "manhus al-'aqib,"

2:05 The *'aqib* is the back of the foot.

2:08 And the *manhus* among men

2:10 Is one who has little flesh on that part.

2:12 The specific qualification here serves to negate it elsewhere,

2:16 For it has already passed that he had thick, fleshy feet.

2:19 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

2:22 Jabir Ibn Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him, also said:

2:27 I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

2:31 On a moonlit night,

2:33 Wearing a red garment.

2:36 I began to look at him and then at the moon,

2:39 And to me, he was more beautiful than the moon.

2:43 In this hadith,

2:47 Jabir Ibn Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him,

2:50 Describes the beauty of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

2:53 Saying:

2:55 I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

2:58 On a moonlit night,

3:01 Meaning a night that was illuminated,

3:03 With no clouds and no darkness,

3:06 Because it was moonlit from beginning to end,

3:10 Which occurs when the full moon is at its peak perfection,

3:14 And at the height of its beauty and splendor.

3:17 And the Prophet, peace be upon him, was wearing

3:20 A red garment.

3:22 This highlights what compelled him to contemplate,

3:25 Due to the manifestation of the Prophet's increased beauty, peace be upon him.

3:30 His statement:

3:31 "I began to look at him and then at the moon,

3:34 And to me, he was more beautiful than the moon,"

3:37 Means that Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, began

3:40 Looking at the face of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

3:43 At one moment,

3:44 And looking at the moon at another,

3:47 Then comparing the two beauties,

3:50 And he found that the beauty of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

3:53 Had surpassed the beauty of the moon.

3:56 The comparison of the beauty of the Prophet's face, peace be upon him,

4:00 To the moon

4:01 Is for the sake of approximating and clarifying the meaning,

4:04 Otherwise, Allah the Exalted

4:07 Has beautified the face of His Prophet, peace be upon him,

4:11 And clothed him in a supreme beauty

4:14 Greater and more profound than the beauty of the moon.

4:19 Abu Ishaq said:

4:21 A man asked Al-Bara' Ibn 'Azib, may Allah be pleased with them both:

4:25 "Was the face of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

4:29 Like a sword?"

4:31 He said, "No,

4:33 Rather, like the moon."

4:35 In this hadith,

4:39 A man asked the noble Companion,

4:42 Al-Bara' Ibn 'Azib, may Allah be pleased with them both:

4:45 "Was the face of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

4:48 Like a sword?"

4:50 Meaning in its beauty and luster,

4:52 Though some say in its straightness and length.

4:55 Al-Bara', may Allah be pleased with him, replied:

4:58 "No!" meaning it was not like a sword,

5:01 And he turned away from that comparison to the moon,

5:04 Because it combines two qualities:

5:06 Roundness and luster.

5:09 It has been narrated in *Sahih Muslim*

5:11 From Jabir Ibn Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him,

5:14 That a man asked him:

5:16 "Was the face of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

5:20 Like a sword?"

5:22 He said, "No, like the sun and the moon."

5:26 It was round.

5:28 He combined the two celestial bodies

5:30 Because the first is intended to signify

5:32 Primarily the comparison in radiance and illumination,

5:36 And the second in beauty and charm.

5:39 It is not intended that his face, peace be upon him,

5:43 Was perfectly circular,

5:45 Rather, it had a certain softness.

5:48 This is supported by what is narrated in his description,

5:50 That he had smooth, flowing cheeks,

5:52 Which is the most beautiful of traits among both Arabs and non-Arabs,

5:56 Contrary to the Turks.

5:58 Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

6:03 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was fair-skinned,

6:07 As if he were fashioned from silver,

6:10 And his hair was wavy.

6:12 In this hadith,

6:15 Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, describes him,

6:19 Saying:

6:21 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was fair-skinned,

6:26 And it has passed that his fairness, peace be upon him,

6:30 Was tinged with redness.

6:33 His statement "as if he were fashioned from silver"

6:36 Means as if he were crafted from silver,

6:39 Considering the light and illumination

6:43 That radiated from his fairness, peace be upon him.

6:45 The word "fashioned" (siygha)

6:47 Contains an indication of the cohesion of his parts and the harmony of his limbs,

6:52 And the luminosity of his face and his entire body, peace be upon him.

6:58 His statement "wavy hair" (rajul al-sha'r)

7:00 Means hair that is groomed,

7:02 Neither tightly curled nor completely straight,

7:05 And the meanings of both have already been discussed.

7:08 Jabir Ibn 'Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with them both, narrated

7:14 That the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

7:18 "The Prophets were presented to me,

7:21 And there was Musa, peace be upon him,

7:23 A man of medium build,

7:25 As if he were one of the men of Shanu'ah.

7:28 And I saw 'Isa Ibn Maryam, peace be upon him,

7:32 And the closest person I have seen in resemblance to him

7:35 Was 'Urwah Ibn Mas'ud.

7:37 And I saw Ibrahim, peace be upon him,

7:40 And the closest person I have seen in resemblance to him

7:43 Was your companion," meaning himself.

7:46 "And I saw Jibril, peace be upon him,

7:49 And the closest person I have seen in resemblance to him

7:52 Was Dihyah."

7:56 In this hadith,

7:58 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said:

8:01 "The Prophets were presented to me."

8:03 It is possible that this presentation was in a dream,

8:07 And it is possible that it was on the night of the Isra' (Night Journey).

8:10 In this presentation,

8:12 There is an indication of his superiority, peace be upon him.

8:16 His statement "And there was Musa, peace be upon him,

8:19 A man of medium build,

8:21 As if he were one of the men of Shanu'ah,"

8:24 Means that he, peace be upon him,

8:27 Saw Musa, peace be upon him,

8:29 As a man of medium build,

8:31 Meaning average among men in his height,

8:34 And in his physique,

8:36 So he was neither fat nor thin.

8:39 "As if he were one of the men of Shanu'ah,"

8:42 And Shanu'ah is a tribe in Yemen,

8:45 Whose bodies are known for strength and balance.

8:49 The meaning of *Shanu'ah*

8:51 Is "aversion,"

8:52 Which is keeping away from impurities.

8:55 Perhaps they were nicknamed that

8:57 For the purity of their lineage,

8:59 The cleanliness of their status,

9:01 And the excellence of their conduct and manners.

9:04 His statement "And I saw 'Isa Ibn Maryam, peace be upon him,

9:08 And the closest person I have seen in resemblance to him

9:11 Was 'Urwah Ibn Mas'ud,"

9:13 Means that 'Urwah Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him,

9:17 Is the person most resembling 'Isa, peace be upon him.

9:21 And 'Urwah Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him,

9:24 Witnessed the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah as a disbeliever,

9:27 Then embraced Islam in the ninth year of the Hijrah,

9:30 After the Prophet, peace be upon him, returned from Ta'if.

9:34 Then he returned to his people,

9:36 And called them to Islam,

9:38 But they refused,

9:39 And a man from Thaqif shot him

9:41 With an arrow and killed him.

9:43 The physical description of 'Urwah Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, is not known,

9:47 And perhaps the Prophet, peace be upon him,

9:50 Felt the knowledge of those he was addressing was sufficient,

9:53 So we do not obtain the description of 'Isa, peace be upon him.

9:57 However, in the narration of Muslim,

10:00 "He was of medium height, reddish-white,

10:02 As if he had just come out of a *dimas*,"

10:05 Which bath?

10:07 In another narration:

10:09 "I saw a man of dark complexion, the most handsome you have ever seen."

10:13 It is stated in a narration:

10:15 "Reddish-white, curly-haired, broad-chested, and tall."

10:19 "Tall" here means tall without being excessively so.

10:23 It is also said to mean lean of flesh.

10:25 Regarding his statement, "And I saw Ibrahim, peace be upon him,"

10:30 "The person I saw who most resembled him was your companion."

10:34 Meaning himself.

10:36 In another narration:

10:37 "And I am the most similar of Ibrahim’s descendants to him."

10:40 The phrase "meaning himself"

10:42 Is from the speech of Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him,

10:45 Or from the narrators below him.

10:48 Regarding his statement, "And I saw Jibril, peace be upon him,"

10:51 "The person I saw who most resembled him was Dihyah."

10:55 This means that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

10:58 Saw Jibril, peace be upon him,

11:00 And the person who most resembled him was the noble Companion,

11:05 Dihyah Ibn Khalifah al-Kalbi, may Allah be pleased with him.

11:09 Dihyah was one of the senior Companions.

11:12 He did not witness Badr,

11:14 But he witnessed all the battles that followed.

11:17 He gave the pledge of allegiance under the tree.

11:19 He was proverbial for his beauty and handsomeness.

11:23 Jibril would come to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

11:27 In most instances,

11:29 In the form of Dihyah, may Allah be pleased with him.

11:35 Sa'id al-Jariri said:

11:38 I heard Abu al-Tufayl, may Allah be pleased with him, say:

11:42 "I saw the Prophet, peace be upon him,

11:45 And there remains no one on the face of the earth who saw him except me."

11:50 I said, "Describe him to me."

11:52 He said, "He was fair-skinned, handsome, and of moderate build."

11:57 In this hadith,

12:00 Abu al-Tufayl, may Allah be pleased with him, mentions

12:03 That he saw the Prophet, peace be upon him,

12:06 At a time when no one else remained alive on earth who had seen him.

12:12 This is because Abu al-Tufayl,

12:14 Who is 'Amir Ibn Wathilah al-Laythi,

12:17 Was the last of the Companions to die.

12:20 He was born in the first year of the Hijrah,

12:23 And died in the year 110 AH.

12:27 With his passing, the era of the noble Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, concluded.

12:32 When Sa'id al-Jariri heard this from Abu al-Tufayl,

12:36 He asked him to describe the Prophet, peace be upon him, to him.

12:41 Abu al-Tufayl said:

12:43 "He was fair-skinned, handsome, and of moderate build."

12:46 Meaning that the Prophet, peace be upon him, had a fair complexion,

12:51 As we have previously discussed.

12:53 "Handsome" comes from *malahah* (grace/beauty),

12:56 Which is beauty and elegance in appearance and character.

12:59 The meaning of his statement "of moderate build" (*maqsad*):

13:02 *Maqsad* refers to the middle and moderation.

13:05 Meaning that the Prophet, peace be upon him, was of balanced physique,

13:09 Neither bulky nor thin,

13:12 Neither tall nor short.

13:15 From this is the saying of Allah the Exalted:

13:17 "And be moderate in your walking."

13:19 Meaning, be balanced in it.

13:21 Thus, the Prophet, peace be upon him, was granted

13:26 The fullest share of grace and moderation,

13:30 And was adorned with the most splendid garment of beauty.

13:33 It has been said in the definition of beauty:

13:36 It is the proportion, moderation, and balance of one's creation.

13:40 Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

13:43 "Since beauty, in and of itself, is beloved to the soul

13:48 And venerated in the heart,

13:50 Allah did not send a prophet except that he was beautiful in appearance,

13:54 Handsome of face,

13:55 Noble in lineage and ancestry,

13:57 And pleasant of voice."

13:59 This is what 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said.

14:03 The Prophet, peace be upon him,

14:06 Was the most beautiful of Allah's creation and the most handsome of face,

14:10 As al-Bara' Ibn 'Azib, may Allah be pleased with them both, said.

14:14 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

14:18 Used to like that the messenger sent to him be handsome of face

14:23 And have a pleasant name.

14:24 He would say:

14:26 "If you send a messenger to me,

14:28 Let him be handsome of face and have a pleasant name."

14:32 For this reason,

14:34 Scholars have mentioned that the description of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

14:38 Is among the proofs of his prophethood.

14:42 'Abdullah Ibn Salam, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

14:45 "When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, arrived in Madinah,

14:50 The people rushed toward him."

14:52 It is said that when the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, arrived,

14:57 I came among the people to look at him.

15:00 When I clearly saw the face of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

15:05 I knew that his face was not the face of a liar.

15:09 The first thing he spoke was when he said:

15:13 "O people,

15:15 Spread peace, feed the hungry,

15:18 And pray while the people are sleeping,

15:21 You will enter Paradise in peace."

15:24 The evidence from the hadith is his statement:

15:28 "When I clearly saw the face of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

15:33 I knew that his face was not the face of a liar."

15:37 Meaning, I knew from the beauty of his appearance that he was not a liar,

15:41 For the outward is a reflection of the inward.

15:46 The hadith has a remainder, if Allah wills.

15:49 And Allah knows best.

15:51 May Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad,

15:54 And upon all his family and companions.

Shamail Muhammadiyah | Episode (3) | Chapter on what was mentioned regarding the character of the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him | Part Two

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