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مستدرکِ حاکم
Mustadrak al-Hakim
كتاب معرفة الصحابة رضي الله تعالى عنهم
Book of Knowing the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them)
حِلْيَةُ بِلَالٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ
The appearance of Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him)
Mustadrak al-Hakim — Hadith 5314
اُردوEn
وحدثنا (2) سعيد بن عبد العزيز، عن مَكحُول، قال: حدثني مَن رأى بلالًا رجلًا آدَمَ شديدَ الأُدْمةِ، نَحيفًا طوالًا أحْنَى، له شعرٌ كثيرٌ، خفيفُ العارِضَين، به شَمَطٌ كثيرٌ ولا يُغيِّر، وشهد بلال بدرًا، وأحدًا، والخندقَ، والمشاهد كلَّها مع رسولِ الله ﷺ، آخى رسولُ الله ﷺ بينَه وبين عُبيدة بن الحارث بن عبد المُطّلب (3).
It is narrated from Makhul that the one who saw Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) told him that he was of a deep dark complexion, slim, tall and slightly stooped forward; his hair was thick, the hair on his cheeks was light, much of his hair had turned white with age, and he did not dye it. Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) took part in the battles of Badr, Uhud, al-Khandaq and all the battles alongside the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) established brotherhood between him and Ubaydah bin al-Harith bin Abd al-Muttalib.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Adil Murshid et al.
(2) الضمير يعود على الواقدي.
Note / Clarification: (2) The pronoun refers back to al-Waqidi.
(3) وهو في "الطبقات" لابن سعد 3/ 220 و 9/ 390 عن محمد بن عمر الواقدي، به.
Reference / Source: (3) This is in Ibn Sa'd's "al-Tabaqat" (3/ 220 and 9/ 390) from Muhammad bin 'Umar al-Waqidi.
وقوله: أحْنَى، أي: في ظهره احديدابٌ.
Note / Clarification: "Ahna": i.e. he had a stoop in his back.
والأُدْمة: السُّمْرة.
Note / Clarification: "Udmah": a brownish (tawny) complexion.
والعارضان جانبا الوجه، وخفيف العارضين معناه: خفيف شعر العارضين.
Note / Clarification: "al-'Aridan": the two sides of the face (the cheeks). "Khafif al-'aridayn" means: the hair on his cheeks (the sides of the beard) was light.
والشَّمَط: بياض شعر الرأس يخالط سَوادَه.
Note / Clarification: "al-Shamat": whiteness of the hair of the head mixed with its black (greying hair).
ولا يُغيِّر، أي: لا يغيَّر شَيبَه.
Note / Clarification: "La yughayyir": i.e. he did not change (the colour of) his white hair (with dye and the like).
Note / Clarification: (2) The pronoun refers back to al-Waqidi.
(3) وهو في "الطبقات" لابن سعد 3/ 220 و 9/ 390 عن محمد بن عمر الواقدي، به.
Reference / Source: (3) This is in Ibn Sa'd's "al-Tabaqat" (3/ 220 and 9/ 390) from Muhammad bin 'Umar al-Waqidi.
وقوله: أحْنَى، أي: في ظهره احديدابٌ.
Note / Clarification: "Ahna": i.e. he had a stoop in his back.
والأُدْمة: السُّمْرة.
Note / Clarification: "Udmah": a brownish (tawny) complexion.
والعارضان جانبا الوجه، وخفيف العارضين معناه: خفيف شعر العارضين.
Note / Clarification: "al-'Aridan": the two sides of the face (the cheeks). "Khafif al-'aridayn" means: the hair on his cheeks (the sides of the beard) was light.
والشَّمَط: بياض شعر الرأس يخالط سَوادَه.
Note / Clarification: "al-Shamat": whiteness of the hair of the head mixed with its black (greying hair).
ولا يُغيِّر، أي: لا يغيَّر شَيبَه.
Note / Clarification: "La yughayyir": i.e. he did not change (the colour of) his white hair (with dye and the like).
Source: Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn (Takhrij & Tahqiq: Shaykh Adil Murshid et al.), Page: 5314
