Appearance of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW)

Abu Hurairah (R.A) narrates “I haven’t seen anything more beautiful than Rasulullah (S.A.W), as if the sun was shining on his face; and I haven’t seen anyone quicker in his walk than Rasulullah (S.A.W), as if the earth was scrolled up for him. We certainly exert ourselves for provisions, but he was without anxiety.” (Tirmidhi)

Rasulullah (saw)’s beauty was such that he could not be compared to any other person. He was more beautiful than anyone before or after him. Hazrat Abu Hurairah (r.a) says in a Hadeeth that, “I have never seen anything more beautiful than Rasulullah (s.a.w)”. Hazrat Jabir (r.a) has said, “I saw the prophet on a moon-lit night, and I began to look at the messenger of Allah (s.a.w) while he was wearing a red garment, and (I looked) to the moon, when certainly he was more beautiful to me than moon.” No human’s body had the blend of beautiful features that were combined in the body of Rasulullah (s.a.w). And even though he was so beautiful, not all his beauty could be seen, and if it was able to be seen the eyes wouldn’t even be able to bear the sight of him. That’s how beautiful our Nabi (s.a.w) was. Subhanallah!

Rasulullah (s.a.w)’s face was more beautiful than the sun and the full moon. His face was round and broad, and a light came from one area. His cheeks were high. He had large, dark eyes with a touch of redness. His eyebrows were full and had a slight split in the middle. His nose had perfect symmetry and his lips were beautiful. He had a thick beard and his hair was not too long or too short. When Anas (r.a) was asked about Rasulullah (s.a.w) dyeing his hair he replied saying that he never reached the point where he needed to color his hair and that if he wanted he could count the hairs of the prophet, so he had very little gray hair.

Rasulullah (s.a.w)’s smile was very charming. He never bursted out into laughter, but when he smiled his teeth shone like a set of pearls and there were slight spaces between his teeth. And he always smiled. If we were to look at him, sitting in the masjid, it looked like he was depressed. But the ulema have said that this was because when he was with his lord, he was in such deep thought and looked so intense, so the ulema say that when he was with his creator, Allah, he was in deep thought and when he was with the creation he was always smiling.

He wasn’t tall or short, but in the middle. If someone taller than him stood beside him, he still seemed taller because of his greatness. He had a strong build and had broad shoulders, and between his shoulders was the seal of the prophet, which was shaped like an egg, with spots. He had broad arms and very soft palms. His shoulders had thick hair and he had a line of hair down his chest. His stomach and chest were at the same level, his stomach never bloated even when he became very old.

Rasulullah (s.a.w.) had thick feet. He walked really fast and took firm steps. When he turned around, he always turned around fully. And wherever he walked he used to leave such a pleasant smell that anyone who passed in that place, would know that Rasulullah (s.a.w) passed there. And even his sweat had such a good smell and it fell like drops of pearls. Umme Sulaim (r.a) used to collect Rasulullah (s.a.w)’s sweat and put it in perfume box. Imagine having sweat that smells good enough to gather in a bottle?

When Rasulullah (s.a.w) spoke, he didn’t speak to fast or too slow and he had a moderate tone. The words he used weren’t too short or too long, always just right. He had perfect pronunciation.

Our Rasool (s.a.w) was of extreme beauty that we cannot even imagine. It is narrated in a Hadeeth that, “whoever describes him says: I’ve seen nobody like him before or after him.” No amount of words can make us see Rasulullah (s.a.w)’s true beauty and appearance, unless we see him ourselves. The sahaba (r.a) were very blessed to see our beloved Nabi (s.a.w), and inshallah Allah will bless us enough to see him in Jannat as well. Ameen.