It is narrated from Yusuf bin Mazin that a man asked Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him: O Commander of the Faithful! Please describe to us the blessed appearance of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. He said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was not very tall; he was slightly taller than medium height. When he stood among others, he appeared prominent among them. His complexion was radiant white. His blessed head was large. His luminous face was very bright. His eyebrows were not joined together. His eyelashes were thick and long. His blessed palms and feet were full-fleshed. When he walked, he walked with strength as if descending from a height to a lower place. Sweat on his face would shine like pearls. May my parents be sacrificed for him, peace and blessings be upon him. I have not seen anyone like him, peace and blessings be upon him, before or after him.

Muhammad bin Ali narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had a large blessed head, his eyes were very wide, his eyelashes were long, and there were reddish streaks in his eyes. His beard was thick, his complexion was very radiant, and when he walked, he would lean slightly forward, as if descending from a height. Whenever he turned towards something, he would turn completely. His palms and feet were full and fleshy.

(Second Chain) It is narrated from Nafi‘ bin Jubayr bin Mut‘im that Sayyiduna ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was neither very tall nor short. His head was large and his beard was thick. The palms of his hands and his feet were fleshy. The radiant face of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was white with a reddish tinge. The bones of his limbs were strong. From his chest to his navel there was a long line of hair. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) walked, he would lean slightly forward as if descending from a height. I have not seen anyone like him before or after him.

It is narrated from Abu Salih, the freed slave of Al-Taw’amah, who says: I heard Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) describing the blessed appearance of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: The hands of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were long (or broad), the eyelashes of his eyes were also long, there was a slight prominent gap between his shoulders (that is, his chest was broad), and whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned, he would turn completely and attentively. The narrator Ruh said in his narration: May my parents be sacrificed for you, you were neither habitually nor deliberately foul-mouthed, nor did you (peace and blessings be upon him) speak loudly in the markets (and streets), your blessed palms and feet were full of flesh, and I have not seen anyone like you after you.

Sayyiduna Bara’ bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had straight hair, his stature was of medium height, there was a slight gap between his shoulders (that is, his chest was broad), the hair on his head reached his earlobes, and once he wore a red garment. I have never seen anyone more beautiful than him.

It is narrated from Rabi’ah bin Abi Abdur Rahman that he heard Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) describing the blessed appearance of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) in his own way. I heard Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) say: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was of medium height among the people, neither very short nor very tall. His complexion was radiant, neither wheatish nor completely white, but fair and luminous. His hair was neither completely straight nor very curly, but slightly wavy. He was honored with prophethood at the age of forty. After that, he stayed for ten years in Makkah Mukarramah and ten years in Madinah Munawwarah. He passed away at the age of sixty. There were not even twenty white hairs on his head and beard.

Simak says: I heard Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) say that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had a wide mouth, there was redness in the whiteness of his eyes, and the flesh on his heels was little. Imam Shu’bah says: I asked Simak what is the meaning of“Dali’ al-fam”? He said: One with a wide mouth. I asked: What is meant by“Ashkal al-‘Ayn”? He said: One with long eyelashes. I asked: What is the meaning of“Manhus al-‘Aqib”? He said: One whose heels have little flesh.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah رضي الله عنه narrates that the shins of the Noble Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم were proportionately slim in accordance with the rest of his body. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم did not laugh loudly; rather, he would only smile. When I looked at him صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم, it seemed as if he had applied kohl to his eyes, even though he صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم had not applied any kohl. (That is, the eyes of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم were naturally dark-lined.)

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the toe next to the big toe of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was longer than the big toe.

Ash'ath said to an elder of Banu Malik bin Kinanah who had seen the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Describe to us the appearance of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: He was wearing two red garments, of medium height, with a fleshy body, handsome, hair extremely black, complexion extremely fair, and the hair of his head was long.