مسند أحمد
Musnad Ahmad Hadith 1301
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Original Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا نُوحُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ مَازِنٍ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، أَنَّهُ قِيلَ لَهُ: انْعَتْ لَنَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: " كَانَ لَيْسَ بِالذَّاهِبِ طُولًا " فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَهُ سَوَاءً (١)، •
Translation
English translation
It was narrated from Yoosuf bin Mazin that A man asked `Ali (رضي الله عنه), “O Ameer al-Mu`mineen, describe the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to us”. He said:
“He was not very tall, a little above average height. When he came with people he would stand out among them. He was very white, with a large head, a bright face, long eyelashes and large hands and feet. When he walked, he walked with energy, as is going downhill. It was as if the sweat on his face was pearls; I have never seen anyone like him before or since, may my father and mother be sacrificed for him. It was narrated from ‘Ali (رضي الله عنه) that It was said to him: “Describe the Prophet (ﷺ) to us.” He said: “He was not very tall…” and he mentioned a similar report.
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This is Hadith 1301 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 5, Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib, as in-book entry 740.
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Musnad Ahmad 1301 Arabic/English book : Book 5, Hadith 1301
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