The Prophetic Character Traits of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
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The questioner:
This questioner asks: Are the physical traits actually established and agreed upon? He means the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), specifically that he had long hair reaching his shoulders, that his face was reddish, and so on, even though we have heard from some that this is not established.
The Shaykh:
He (peace and blessings be upon him) was the most beautiful of people in appearance. He was also the most perfect of people in character (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes, he had hair on his head which he would comb, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) would let it grow until it reached his shoulders or the lobes of his ears (peace and blessings be upon him). This is part of his Sunnah (peace and blessings be upon him). Likewise, he (peace and blessings be upon him) was reddish; he was white (peace and blessings be upon him) with a reddish tinge. His stature (peace and blessings be upon him) was neither tall nor short (peace and blessings be upon him). He was the most beautiful of people in appearance and the most beautiful of them in character (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The questioner:
His question: Are they established?
The Shaykh:
These are established facts, there is no doubt in them. Yes.
This questioner asks: Are the physical traits actually established and agreed upon? He means the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), specifically that he had long hair reaching his shoulders, that his face was reddish, and so on, even though we have heard from some that this is not established.
The Shaykh:
He (peace and blessings be upon him) was the most beautiful of people in appearance. He was also the most perfect of people in character (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes, he had hair on his head which he would comb, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) would let it grow until it reached his shoulders or the lobes of his ears (peace and blessings be upon him). This is part of his Sunnah (peace and blessings be upon him). Likewise, he (peace and blessings be upon him) was reddish; he was white (peace and blessings be upon him) with a reddish tinge. His stature (peace and blessings be upon him) was neither tall nor short (peace and blessings be upon him). He was the most beautiful of people in appearance and the most beautiful of them in character (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The questioner:
His question: Are they established?
The Shaykh:
These are established facts, there is no doubt in them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-059-خلق النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ووجوب الاقتداء به|صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:16:33)
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