المستدرك على الصحيحين
Al Mustadrak ala al‑Sahihayn
ذكر أخبار سيد المرسلين صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم
Book of the Accounts of the Master of the Messengers, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and His Family
حلية رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم
The physical appearance of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
Hadith Number: 4240
اخبرنا ابو العباس قاسم بن القاسم السياري بمرو، حدثنا ابو الموجه، حدثنا عبدان، اخبرني ابي، عن شعبة، عن سماك بن حرب، عن جابر بن سمرة، قال: كان رسول الله ﷺ اشكل العينين، ضليع الفم. قلت: ما اشكل العينين؟ قال: بادام جشم (1).
هذا حديث صحيح الإسناد، ولم يخرجاه!
هذا حديث صحيح الإسناد، ولم يخرجاه!
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the eyes of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) were tinged with red (ashkal al-'aynayn), and his blessed mouth was wide. The narrator says: I asked, what is "ashkal al-'aynayn"? The answer came (in Persian): "Badam chashm" (that is, almond-shaped eyes with streaks of red in their white).
This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.
تخریج الحدیث: «إسناده حسن من أجل سِماك بن حَرْب.» [ترقيم الرساله 4240] [ترقيم الشركة 4217]
Takhrij and Tahqiq of Hadith No. 4240 of Al Mustadrak ala al‑Sahihayn
by Shaykh Adil Murshid, Dr. Ahmad Barhoum, Dr. Muhammad Kamil Qarah Balli and Dr. Sa'id al-Lahham
Hadith-science notes and terminology
by Shaykh Adil Murshid, Dr. Ahmad Barhoum, Dr. Muhammad Kamil Qarah Balli and Dr. Sa'id al-Lahham
Hadith-science notes and terminology
Grading: Its chain is hasan on account of Simak bin Harb.
(1) إسناده حسن من أجل سِماك بن حَرْب.
Reference / Source: It was recorded by Ahmad 34/ (20812) and (20986), Muslim (2339), al-Tirmidhi (3646) and (3647), and Ibn Hibban (6288) and (6289) via various routes from Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj.
Details of the narration: In Ibn Hibban's second narration the word "ashhal" (redness in the dark of the eye) occurs in place of "ashkal" (redness in the white of the eye). All the narrators added the words "manhus al-'aqib" (having little flesh on the heels); some said "al-'aqibayn" (both heels), and in Ibn Hibban's narration "having little flesh on the ankles or the feet" is narrated.
Important point: "Dali' al-fam" has been explained as "wide-mouthed".
Details of the narration: In Ibn Hibban's second narration the word "ashhal" (redness in the dark of the eye) occurs in place of "ashkal" (redness in the white of the eye). All the narrators added the words "manhus al-'aqib" (having little flesh on the heels); some said "al-'aqibayn" (both heels), and in Ibn Hibban's narration "having little flesh on the ankles or the feet" is narrated.
Important point: "Dali' al-fam" has been explained as "wide-mouthed".
وأخرجه أحمد 34/ (20812) و (20986)، ومسلم (2339)، والترمذي (3646) و (3647)، وابن حبان (6288) و (6289) من طرق عن شُعْبة به. لكن جاء عند ابن حبان في ثاني روايتيه: أشهل العينين، بدل أشكل، وزادوا جميعًا: منهوس العَقِب، وقال بعضهم: العَقِبَين، وعند ابن حبان في ثاني روايتيه: منهوس الكعبين أو القدمين، وفُسِّر في بعض روايات الحديث بأنه قليل لحم العَقِب، وأنَّ قوله: "ضليع الفم" بأنه واسع الفم.
Important point: "Ashkal al-'aynayn" is explained in the author's narration in Persian (badam chashm), while in some Arabic narrations it is taken to mean "having long eye slits".
وقوله: "أشكل العينين" فسّره في رواية المصنف بالفارسية، وبالعربية في بعض روايات الحديث بأنه طويل شَقّ العين.
Technical note / Defect ('illah): All these explanations come from the narrator Simak bin Harb, as other narrations make clear. Simak explained all of them correctly except "ashkal al-'aynayn". In the language, "shuklah" means streaks of redness in the white of the eye, which is a praiseworthy trait, as al-Qadi 'Iyad pointed out in "al-Mashariq" 2/ 253.
Note / Clarification: The word "shuhlah" in Ibn Hibban's second narration is also an error, because "shuhlah" is redness in the dark (pupil) of the eye.
Note / Clarification: The word "shuhlah" in Ibn Hibban's second narration is also an error, because "shuhlah" is redness in the dark (pupil) of the eye.
وهذا التفسير كلُّه من سماك كما توضحه بعض روايات الحديث، وقد أصاب فيه إلّا في تفسيره "أشكل العينين"، فإنَّ المعروف في اللغة أنَّ الشُّكْلة هي حُمرة في بياض العين، وهي صفة محمودة، نبَّه عليه القاضي عياض في "المشارق" 2/ 253 وغيرُه. وما وقع في ثاني روايتي ابن حبان فخطأ أيضًا، لأنَّ الشُّهْلة حمرة في سواد العين.
Note / Clarification: "Badam chashm" is a Persian expression meaning "almond-eyed", as mentioned in "al-Mu'jam al-Dhahabi", page 89.
وبادام جشم عبارة فارسية معناها: لَوزيّ العين، كما في "المعجم الذهبي" ص 89.
