Hadith 1053

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُجَمِّعُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عِمْرَانَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ . ح وَالْمَسْعُودِيُّ ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ هُرْمُزَ ، عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " لَيْسَ بِالْقَصِيرِ ، وَلَا بِالطَّوِيلِ ، ضَخْمَ الرَّأْسِ وَاللِّحْيَةِ ، شَثْنَ الْكَفَّيْنِ وَالْقَدَمَيْنِ ، ضَخْمَ الْكَرَادِيسِ ، مُشْرَبًا وَجْهُهُ حُمْرَةً ، طَوِيلَ الْمَسْرُبَةِ ، إِذَا مَشَى تَكَفَّأَ تَكَفُّؤًا ، كَأَنَّمَا يَتَقَلَّعُ مِنْ صَخْرٍ ، لَمْ أَرَ قَبْلَهُ وَلَا بَعْدَهُ مِثْلَهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " ، وقَالَ أَبُو النَّضْرِ : الْمَسْرُبَةُ ، وَقَالَ أبو نعيم : المَسْرَبة ، وقَالَ : كَأَنَّمَا يَنْحَطُّ مِنْ صَبَبٍ ، وقَالَ أَبُو قَطَنٍ : الْمَسْرُبَةُ ، وقَالَ يَزِيدُ : الْمَسْرُبَةُ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was neither very tall nor very short, his blessed head was large and his beard was thick, his palms and feet were full, there was a tinge of redness in his blessed face, from his chest to his navel there was a long line of hair, the joints of his bones were very strong, when he walked he took small steps, it seemed as if he was descending from a slope, I have not seen anyone like him before or after him, peace and blessings be upon him.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الخلفاء الراشدين / 1053
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: حسن لغيره، إسناد حديث وكيع عن المسعودي محتمل للتحسين، وأما عبدالله بن عمران الأنصاري فإنه فى عداد المجهولين، بينه وبين على رجل غير مسمى، كما ذكره ابن أبى حاتم وغيره