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: 4241
اخبرني ابو سعيد الاحمسي، حدثنا الحسين بن حميد، حدثنا احمد بن منيع، حدثنا عباد بن العوام، حدثنا حجاج، عن سماك بن حرب، عن جابر بن سمرة، قال: كان رسول الله ﷺ لا يضحك إلا تبسما، وكان في ساقه حموشة، وكنت إذا نظرت إليه قلت: اكحل العينين، وليس باكحل (1).
هذا حديث صحيح الإسناد، ولم يخرجاه.
[التعليق - من تلخيص الذهبي] ترقيم العلميه 4196 - حجاج لين الحديث
هذا حديث صحيح الإسناد، ولم يخرجاه.
[التعليق - من تلخيص الذهبي] ترقيم العلميه 4196 - حجاج لين الحديث
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not laugh (heartily); rather, his laughter was only a smile. His shins were somewhat slender, and when you looked at him, you would say (because of the natural blackness and lustre of his eyes) that he had applied kohl to his eyes, although they had no kohl in them.
This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.
تخریج الحدیث: «إسناده ضعيف، حجاج» [ترقيم الرساله 4241] [ترقيم الشركة 4218] [ترقيم العلميه 4196]
Takhrij and Tahqiq of Hadith No. 4241 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 weak.
Technical note / Defect ('illah): The narrator Hajjaj bin Artah has some weakness (lin); moreover he is a "mudallis" and here he narrates with "'an" ('an'anah, without explicitly stating that he heard it).
Technical note / Defect ('illah): The narrator Hajjaj bin Artah has some weakness (lin); moreover he is a "mudallis" and here he narrates with "'an" ('an'anah, without explicitly stating that he heard it).
(1) إسناده ضعيف، حجاج - وهو ابن أرطاة - فيه لين، وهو مدلِّس وقد عنعنه.
Reference / Source: Al-Tirmidhi (3645) recorded it via Ahmad bin Mani' with this same chain and declared it "hasan gharib".
وأخرجه الترمذي (3645) عن أحمد بن منيع بهذا الإسناد. وقال: حسن غريب.
Reference / Source: Ahmad recorded it in "al-Musnad" 34/ (21004) via Surayj bin al-Nu'man from 'Abbad bin al-'Awwam.
وأخرجه أحمد 34/ (21004) عن سريج بن النعمان، عن عباد بن العوّام، به.
Important point: What is well known in the hadith of Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) is only the mention of little flesh on the heels, without mention of the shins, as in the preceding narrations that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was "manhus al-'aqib", and the narrator Simak bin Harb explained this as "having little flesh on the heel".
والمعروف في حديث جابر بن سمرة ذكر قلة لحم العَقِبَ فقط دون ذكر الساق، كما في بعض روايات الحديث الذي قبل هذا، حيث قال جابر: كان رسول الله ﷺ منهُوس العَقِب، وفَسَّره سِماكٌ راويه بأنه قليل لحم العَقِب.
Corroborating chains and supporting reports: His (peace and blessings be upon him) only smiling is supported by the narration of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) in Sahih al-Bukhari (4824) and Sahih Muslim (899): "I never saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) laughing so fully that I could see his uvula; he (peace and blessings be upon him) would only smile."
ويشهد لقوله: لا يضحك إلّا تبسُّمًا، حديث عائشة عند البخاري (4824)، ومسلم (899) أنها قالت: ما رأيت رسول الله ﷺ مستجمعًا ضاحكًا حتى أرى منه لهواتهِ، إنما كان يتبسَّم.
Reference / Source: It is also supported by the hadith of 'Abdullah bin al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with him), which al-Tirmidhi (3642) narrated and declared sahih.
وحديث عبد الله بن الحارث عند الترمذي (3642) وصحَّحه.
Grading: This supporting narration of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) is narrated with a "hasan" chain.
Important point: The statement "His eyes looked as if lined with kohl, though he had not applied kohl" means that the hair on the edges of his eyelids was so thick that it seemed as if kohl had been applied. This is supported by the narration of Ahmad 14/ (8352) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was "ahdab ashfar al-'aynayn" (having long eyelashes).
Important point: The statement "His eyes looked as if lined with kohl, though he had not applied kohl" means that the hair on the edges of his eyelids was so thick that it seemed as if kohl had been applied. This is supported by the narration of Ahmad 14/ (8352) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was "ahdab ashfar al-'aynayn" (having long eyelashes).
وقوله: "أكحل العينين وليس بأكحل" فهو إنما يكون بسبب كثرة الشعر النابت على حرفي الجَفْن، ويشهد له حديث أبي هريرة في وصفته ﷺ عند أحمد 14 (8352) وغيره: أنه ﷺ كان أهدب أشفار العينين. وإسناده حسن.
