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Sahih al-Bukhari 5900 (Book 77, Hadith 117) #5661
The Physical Description of Prophet Muhammad

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad was of average height, complexion and hair. He was sent as a prophet at the age of 40 and passed away at the age of 60 with only a few white hairs on his head and beard.

Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet was neither conspicuously tall, nor short; neither, very white, nor tawny. His hair was neither much curled, nor very straight. Allah sent him (as an Apostle) at the age of forty (and after that) he stayed for ten years in Mecca, and for ten more years in Medina. Allah took him unto Him at the age of sixty, and he scarcely had ten white hairs on his head and in his beard.
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ بِالطَّوِيلِ الْبَائِنِ، وَلاَ بِالْقَصِيرِ، وَلَيْسَ بِالأَبْيَضِ الأَمْهَقِ، وَلَيْسَ بِالآدَمِ، وَلَيْسَ بِالْجَعْدِ الْقَطَطِ، وَلاَ بِالسَّبْطِ، بَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَأْسِ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً، فَأَقَامَ بِمَكَّةَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ، وَبِالْمَدِينَةِ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ، وَتَوَفَّاهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَأْسِ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً، وَلَيْسَ فِي رَأْسِهِ وَلِحْيَتِهِ عِشْرُونَ شَعَرَةً بَيْضَاءَ‏.‏

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prophet  *  age  *  height  *  complexion  *  hair

QUICK LESSONS:
Obey God’s commands, strive for excellence regardless of physical appearance or age .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the physical description of the beloved prophet Muhammad. He was neither tall nor short, neither very white nor tawny in complexion, and his hair was neither much curled nor very straight. At the age of 40 he received revelation from Allah to become a prophet, after which he stayed for 10 years in Mecca and 10 more years in Medina before passing away at the age of 60 with only a few white hairs on his head and beard. This hadith teaches us that physical appearance does not matter when it comes to fulfilling one's purpose in life; what matters is faithfulness to Allah's commands. It also teaches us that even though we may be young now, we should strive to live our lives according to Allah's will so that when our time comes we can pass away peacefully knowing that we have done all that we could do for His sake.

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