English translation
3638. Ibrāhīm bin Muḥammad, one of the offspring of 'Ali bin Abī Tālib said: "When 'Ali [may Allāh be pleased with him] described the Prophet ﷺ he would say: 'He was not extremely tall (Mummaghīṭ), nor was he extremely short (Mutaraddid), and he was of medium height in relation to the people. The wave of his hair was
not completely curly (Qaṭat), nor straight, but it was in between. He did not have a large head, nor a small head (Mukaltham), his face was round and a blended-white color (Mushrab), his eyes were dark black (Ad'aj), his eye-lashes were long (Ahdab). He was big-boned and broad shouldered (Al-Katad), his body hair was well-placed, and he had a Masrubah, his hands and feet were thick (Shathn). When he walked he walked briskly (Taqalla'), he leaned forward as if he was walking on a decline (Sabab). And if he turned his head, his body turned as well, between his two shoulders was the seal of Prophethood, and he was the seal of the Prophets. He was the most generous of people [in hand, and the most big-hearted of them] in breast. He was the most truthful of people in speech, the softest of them in nature, and the most noble of them in his relations (Ishrah). Whoever saw him for the first time (Badihah) would fear him, and whoever got to know him, loved him. The one who tried to describe him would have to say: 'I have not seen before him or after him anyone who resembles him ﷺ.'" (Da'if)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadith [is Hasan Gharib], its chain is not connected. Abū Ja'far said: "I heard Al-Aṣma'ī say, explaining the description of the Prophet ﷺ: 'Al-Mummaghāt: is one who is extremely tall.' He said: 'I heard a Bedouin say while speaking:
“Tamaghghaṭ Fī Nushābatihi” meaning: he made it (his arrow) extremely long. And as for Mutaraddid then it is, that part of it enters into other parts, due to its shortness. Al-Qaṭaṭ is extremely curly. And the man who has Hujūnah in his hair has a bit of henna in it. And as for Al-Muṭahham, then it is the body with a lot of flesh. And as for Al-Mukaltham, then it is to have a round face. And as for Al-Mushrab, then it the one who has some redness to his whiteness. And Al-Ad'aj: is extreme darkness of the eyes. And Al-Ahdab means long eye-lashes. And Al-Katad: means the place where the shoulders meet, and it is Al-Kāhil. And Al-Masrubah is the faint hair which appears as a line from the chest to the navel. And Ash-Shathn is thick appendages on the hands and feet. And At-Taqallu' is to walk with force. And Aṣ-Ṣabab: is a decline. We say: ‘We descended from declines and a decline.’ And his statement: Jalīlul Mashāsh: means the tips of his shoulders. And Al-'Ishrah is companionship. And Al-'Aṣhūr is the companion. And Al-Badīhah is an unexpected occurrence. It is said: ‘Badahtuhu Bi-Amr’ meaning: ‘I surprised him.’”
Arabic text
٣٦٣٨ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي حَلِيمَةَ مِنْ قَصْرِ الْأَحْنَفِ وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ الضَّبِّيُّ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ الْمَعْنَى وَاحِدٌ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ مَوْلَى غُفْرَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ، قَالَ: «كَانَ عَلِيٌّ إِذَا وَصَفَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: لَيْسَ بِالطَّوِيلِ الْمُمَّغِطِ» وَلَا بِالْقَصِيرِ الْمُتَرَدِّدِ، وَكَانَ رَبْعَةً مِنَ الْقَوْمِ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ بِالْجَعْدِ الْقَطَطِ وَلَا بِالسَّبْطِ، كَانَ جَعْدًا رَجِلًا، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ بِالْمُطَهَّمِ وَلَا بِالْمُكَلْثَمِ، وَكَانَ فِي الْوَجْهِ تَدْوِيرٌ، أَبْيَضُ مُشْرَبٌ، أَدْعَجَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ، أَهْدَبَ الْأَشْفَارِ، جَلِيلَ الْمُشَاشِ وَالْكَتَدِ،
أَجْرَدَ ذُو مَسْرُبَةٍ، شَثْنَ الْكَفَّيْنِ وَالْقَدَمَيْنِ، إِذَا مَشَى تَقَلَّعَ، كَأَنَّمَا يَمْشِي فِي صَبَبٍ، وَإِذَا الْتَفَتَ الْتَفَتَ مَعًا، بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ خَاتَمُ النُّبُوَّةِ، وَهُوَ خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ، أَجْوَدُ النَّاسِ صَدْرًا، وَأَصْدَقُ النَّاسِ لَهْجَةً، وَأَلْيَنُهُمْ عَرِيكَةً، وَأَكْرَمُهُمْ عِشْرَةً، مَنْ رَآهُ بَدِيهَةً هَابَهُ، وَمَنْ خَالَطَهُ مَعْرِفَةً أَحَبَّهُ، يَقُولُ نَاعِتُهُ: لَمْ أَرَ قَبْلَهُ وَلَا بَعْدَهُ مِثْلَهُ.
هَذَا حَدِيثٌ لَيْسَ إِسْنَادُهُ بِمُتَّصِلٍ.
قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ: سَمِعْتُ الْأَصْمَعِيَّ يَقُولُ فِي تَفْسِيرِ صِفَةِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: الْمُمَّغِطُ الذَّاهِبُ طُولًا، وَسَمِعْتُ أَعْرَابِيًّا يَقُولُ: تَمَغَّطَ فِي نُشَّابَتِهِ؛ أَيْ: مَدَّهَا مَدًّا شَدِيدًا، وَأَمَّا الْمُتَرَدِّدُ: فَالدَّاخِلُ بَعْضُهُ فِي بَعْضٍ قِصَرًا، وَأَمَّا الْقَطَطُ: فَالشَّدِيدُ الْجُعُودَةِ، وَالرَّجُلُ الَّذِي فِي شَعَرِهِ جُحُونَةٌ؛ أَيْ: يَنْحَنِي قَلِيلًا، وَأَمَّا الْمُطَهَّمُ فَالْبَادِنُ الْكَثِيرُ اللَّحْمِ، وَأَمَّا الْمُكَلْثَمُ: فَالْمُدَوَّرُ الْوَجْهِ، وَأَمَّا الْمُشْرَبُ: فَهُوَ الَّذِي فِي بَيَاضِهِ حُمْرَةٌ، وَالْأَدْعَجُ: الشَّدِيدُ سَوَادِ الْعَيْنِ، وَالْأَهْدَبُ: الطَّوِيلُ الْأَشْفَارِ، وَالْكَتَدُ: مُجْتَمَعُ الْكَتِفَيْنِ،
وَهُوَ الْكَاهِلُ، وَالْمَسْرُبَةُ هُوَ الشَّعَرُ الدَّقِيقُ الَّذِي هُوَ كَأَنَّهُ قَضِيبٌ مِنَ الصَّدْرِ إِلَى السُّرَّةِ، وَالشَّثْنُ: الْغَلِيظُ الْأَصَابِعِ مِنَ الْكَفَّيْنِ وَالْقَدَمَيْنِ، وَالتَّقَلُّعُ: أَنْ يَمْشِيَ بِقُوَّةٍ، وَالصَّبَبُ: الْحُدُورُ، نَقُولُ: انْحَدَرْنَا مِنْ صَبُوبٍ وَصَبَبٍ، وَقَوْلُهُ: جَلِيلُ الْمُشَاشِ يُرِيدُ رُءُوسَ الْمَنَاكِبِ، وَالْعِشْرَةُ: الصُّحْبَةُ، وَالْعَشِيرُ: الصَّاحِبُ، وَالْبَدِيهَةُ: الْمُفَاجَأَةُ، يُقَالُ: بَدَهْتُهُ بِأَمْرٍ؛ أَيْ: فَجَأْتُهُ.
