The document summarizes physical descriptions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) from accounts of his companions. It describes him as having a medium stature, light brown skin, thick hair that he kept above his earlobes, and a bushy beard. His hair was neither curly nor straight, and his hands were very smooth. His sweat smelled pleasant, to the extent that it was used as perfume. When walking, he moved briskly, and when turning to face someone, he did so with his whole body. Between his shoulders was a physical seal of prophethood, an oval-shaped birthmark that distinguished him.

1. SEERAH OF THE
PROPHET(SWS)
Slides based on Seerah Series done
by Yasir
Qadhi
SLIDE#: SL2.1
TOPIC: SPECIALITIES OF THE PROPHET
MUHAMMED (SWS)

2. PART I
(00:00 – 11:16)

3. • Every prophet came in the perfect image and
perfect character
• Every one of the prophets were beautiful inside
and out
• This was so that people would not reject based
on the image of the prophets
• Sahabas could not describe in words the beauty
of the prophet
• Side note: amongst the Kafir there are those
with good hearts

4. • There was a Sahaba (Amer) that said that there
was nothing that he got more peace from than
the face of the Prophet (sws) and he never got
tired of looking at the Prophet and yet if you
were to ask him how he looked, he could not
describe him
• However, Amer could not stare all the time out
of respect so this is why he could not do justice
in describing the Prophet (sws)
• Amer was a nobleman of the Quraish and yet
this is how he felt
• He could not stare as much as he’d like

5. • Most of the physical descriptions of the
Prophet came from the younger Sahabas
• Annas was one of the young ones. He gave one
of the most explicit descriptions of the Prophet.
He said that the Prophet wasn’t too tall or too
short – he had a medium stature. The Prophet
was not extremely white nor was he ruddy
brown.
• Generally, when Arab used the word “white”
they are referring to light brown – not what we
consider the Caucasian white.
• The Prophet(sws) was lightish brown.

6. Questions
1. Why were all the prophets sent as beautiful inside
and out?
2. Why would Amer refrain from staring at the
Prophets(sws) as much as he’d like to?
3. From which type of companions of the Prophet
did we get the most physical descriptions of him
from?
4. According to Annas, what was the height of the
Prophet like?
5. What was the skin color of the Prophet(sws) like?

7. PART II
(11:17 – 20:20)

8. • The Prophet(sws)’s hair was not curly or straight
• His hair was firm
• His hand was very smooth
• Even the Prophets’ natural odor that would
come from him smelt good
• His sweat smelt so good that it was even used as
perfume and it was also used as medicine
• He had a medium stature, average stature
• He had thick, full hair
• He would usually up till the earlobes
• He had a bushy beard

9. • The Prophet(sws)’s hair was not curly or straight
• His hair was firm
• His hand was very smooth
• Even the Prophets’ natural odor that would
come from him smelt good
• His sweat smelt so good that it was even used as
perfume and it was also used as medicine
• He had a medium stature, average stature
• He had thick, full hair
• He would usually up till the earlobes
• He had a bushy beard

10. • He had broad shoulders
• He did not have a fleshy face nor was it
completely round (It was ovalish)
• Because the Sahabas could not draw the face,
they tried to convey his image through words
• He was white with a reddish tint (the white is
light brown)
• Eyelashes were long
• His eyes were large with jet blavk pupils
• His joints were large

11. • He wasn’t hairy on his body but did have a fine
line of hair from the chest to the naval
• When he would walk he would walk fast (Its
Sunnah to walk fast). Its as if he would walk on
a slope. He would walk briskly.
• When he would turn, then he would turn to face
people with his whole body
• Side point: Its effective to turn completely
towards the person you are talking to
• You should face the audience completely, don’t
just turn your head

12. • Between his two shoulders (on the back), he had
a physical seal of Prophethood
• This was a sign that was used by which he was
to be recognized by other people
• It was an outgrowth of hair in an area that hair
is not supposed to grow and it was of a different
color than his usual hair, and it was of the shape
of a small oval

13. Questions
1. Describe the hair of the Prophet.
2. Describe the hand of the Prophet.
3. How was the sweat of the Prophet used?
4. Describe his stature.
5. Describe his beard.
6. How would the Prophet walk and how would
he turn?
7. Explain the seal of the Prophet.

14. The complete lecture can be found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udjM4dBVic
E&index=2&list=PLAEA99D24CA2F9A8F