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Hadith 11125

عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَنْعَتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَنْعَتَهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا يَقُولُ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَبْعَةً مِنَ الْقَوْمِ لَيْسَ بِالْقَصِيرِ وَلَا بِالطَّوِيلِ الْبَائِنِ أَزْهَرَ لَيْسَ بِالْآدَمِ وَلَا بِالْأَبْيَضِ وَلَا الْأَمْهَقِ رَجِلَ الشَّعْرِ لَيْسَ بِالسَّبْطِ وَلَا الْجَعْدِ الْقَطَطِ بُعِثَ عَلَى رَأْسِ أَرْبَعِينَ أَقَامَ بِمَكَّةَ عَشْرًا وَبِالْمَدِينَةِ عَشْرًا وَتُوُفِّيَ عَلَى رَأْسِ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً لَيْسَ فِي رَأْسِهِ وَلِحْيَتِهِ عِشْرُونَ شَعْرَةً بَيْضَاءَ
It is narrated from Rabi’ah bin Abi Abdur Rahman that he heard Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) describing the blessed appearance of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) in his own way. I heard Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) say: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was of medium height among the people, neither very short nor very tall. His complexion was radiant, neither wheatish nor completely white, but fair and luminous. His hair was neither completely straight nor very curly, but slightly wavy. He was honored with prophethood at the age of forty. After that, he stayed for ten years in Makkah Mukarramah and ten years in Madinah Munawwarah. He passed away at the age of sixty. There were not even twenty white hairs on his head and beard.
Hadith Reference الفتح الربانی / 11125
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحیح
Hadith Takhrij «اخرجه البخاري: 3547، 3548، 5900، ومسلم: 2347، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 13519 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 13553»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam stayed in Madinah Munawwarah for thirteen years, and he sallallahu alayhi wa sallam passed away at the age of sixty-three years. In this hadith, the units are not mentioned, and the Arabs commonly do this.

Imam Ibn Hazm said: In terms of complexion, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was neither completely white nor wheat-colored, but rather, his color was white with a tinge of redness. His blessed face was radiant and luminous like the full moon on the fourteenth night. The hair of his head was neither completely straight nor completely curly, but rather wavy with a slight curliness. (Jawami‘ al-Sirah)