Ash-Shama'il Al-Muhammadiyah — Hadith #47748

Sufyan ibn Waki’ told us, saying: Jami’ ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman al-‘Ijli told us, dictating to us from his book, saying: A man from Banu Tamim, from the descendants of Abu Hala, the husband of Khadija, known as Abu ‘Abd Allah, told me, on the authority of a son of Abu Hala, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali, who said: I asked my maternal uncle Hind ibn Abi Hala, He was a describer of the Prophet's appearance, may God bless him and grant him peace, and I longed for him to describe something of it that I could hold onto. So he said: The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, was majestic and dignified, his face radiant like the moon on the night of the full moon. He was taller than average height and shorter than thin. He had a large head and wavy hair. If his 'aqiqah (sacrifice for a newborn) was parted, he would separate the hair; otherwise, he would not let it grow longer. His hair, when he grew it long, was fair-skinned, with a broad forehead, arched eyebrows, and long, unbroken brows. Between them was a vein that throbbed with anger. He had a prominent nose, and a radiant light emanated from him. To one who did not observe him closely, he might think he had a prominent nose. He had a thick beard, smooth cheeks, a wide mouth, a gap between his teeth, and a fine line between his teeth. His neck is like a doll's, as clear as silver, of moderate build, well-proportioned and firm, with a balanced belly and chest, broad chest, wide shoulders, large joints, radiant nakedness, hair running like a line between the chest and navel, bare breasts and belly except for that, hairy arms, shoulders, and upper chest. Long forearms, broad palms, rough hands and feet, flowing limbs or he said: flowing limbs, hollow soles, smooth feet, water recoils from them, if it is removed, it is removed completely, he walks with a swaying gait, and walks gently, with a swift gait, when he walks it is as if he is descending from a slope, and when he turns he turns completely. He lowers his gaze, his eyes are more often on the ground than on the sky, his gaze is mostly observant, he leads his companions, and he greets whomever he meets first.