عَنْ أَشْعَثَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شَيْخٌ مِنْ بَنِي مَالِكِ بْنِ كِنَانَةَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِسُوقِ ذِي الْمَجَازِ يَتَخَلَّلُهَا يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ تُفْلِحُوا قَالَ وَأَبُو جَهْلٍ يَحْثِي عَلَيْهِ التُّرَابَ وَيَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ لَا يَغُرَّنَّكُمْ هَذَا عَنْ دِينِكُمْ فَإِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ لِتَتْرُكُوا آلِهَتَكُمْ وَتَتْرُكُوا اللَّاتَ وَالْعُزَّى قَالَ وَمَا يَلْتَفِتُ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ قُلْنَا انْعَتْ لَنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ بَيْنَ بُرْدَيْنِ أَحْمَرَيْنِ مَرْبُوعٌ كَثِيرُ اللَّحْمِ حَسَنُ الْوَجْهِ شَدِيدُ سَوَادِ الشَّعْرِ أَبْيَضُ شَدِيدُ الْبَيَاضِ سَابِغُ الشَّعْرِ
Ash'ath narrates: An elder from Banu Malik bin Kinanah told me that he saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the market of Dhu al-Majaz, as he was moving through it and saying: "O people! Say Lā ilāha illallāh (There is no god but Allah), you will be successful." Meanwhile, Abu Jahl, throwing dust on himself, was saying, "O people! Do not let him deceive you about your religion; he wants you to abandon your gods and al-Lat and al-Uzza." But the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) paid no attention to him. We asked that elder, "Describe for us the blessed appearance of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." He said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was wearing two red garments. He had a moderate height, a well-built body, a beautiful face, his hair was intensely black, his complexion was very fair, and his hair was thick."