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Sahih Muslim 2347a (Book 43, Hadith 147) #13172
Physical Description of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the physical description of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his age when he was commissioned as a Prophet.

Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger was neither very conspicuously tall nor short-statured, and his color was neither glaringly white nor brown; his hair was neither very curly nor very straight; Allah commissioned him (as a Prophet) when he had reached the age of forty years, and he stayed in Mecca for ten years and for ten years in Medina; Allah took him away when he had just reached the age of sixty, and there had not been twenty white hair in his head and beard.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ بِالطَّوِيلِ الْبَائِنِ وَلاَ بِالْقَصِيرِ وَلَيْسَ بِالأَبْيَضِ الأَمْهَقِ وَلاَ بِالآدَمِ وَلاَ بِالْجَعْدِ الْقَطَطِ وَلاَ بِالسَّبِطِ بَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَأْسِ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً فَأَقَامَ بِمَكَّةَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ وَبِالْمَدِينَةِ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ وَتَوَفَّاهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَأْسِ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً وَلَيْسَ فِي رَأْسِهِ وَلِحْيَتِهِ عِشْرُونَ شَعْرَةً بَيْضَاءَ

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prophetmuhammad  *  age  *  description

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect people regardless of their appearance; judge people based on their character and actions; have faith in God's decisions; stay humble despite success or recognition; treat everyone equally regardless of race or religion; practice justice without prejudice or bias; show kindness towards others without expecting anything back in return

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith talks about the physical description of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). He was neither very tall nor short-statured and his color was neither glaringly white nor brown. His hair was neither very curly nor very straight. Allah commissioned him as a prophet when he reached the age of forty years and he stayed in Mecca for ten years and in Medina for another ten years before Allah took him away at the age of sixty with no more than twenty white hairs on his head or beard. This hadith shows us that even though Prophet Muhammad's physical appearance wasn't extraordinary, Allah chose him to be His messenger because He saw something special in him that made Him worthy to be chosen as a prophet. It also teaches us that we should not judge people by their looks but rather by their character and actions because it is what truly matters in life.

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