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.’”