Mustadrak al-Hakim — Hadith 6026

(5) وفي "فتوح مصر" لعبد الرحمن بن عبد الله بن عبد الحكم ص 133 عن سعيد بن عُفَير، عن الليث بن سعد، قال: كانت صفة عمرو بن العاص قصيرًا عظيم الهامة ناتئ الجبهة واسع الفم، عظيم اللحية، عريض ما بين المنكبين عظيم الكفين والقدمين. كذلك رواه سعيد بن عُفَير من قول الليث بن سعد.
Reference / Source: In the book "Futuh Misr" by 'Abd al-Rahman bin 'Abd Allah bin 'Abd al-Hakam (p. 133), this statement of al-Layth bin Sa'd is reported by way of Sa'id bin 'Ufayr:
Details of the narration: The description of 'Amr bin al-'As (may Allah be pleased with him) was that he was short, with a large head, a prominent forehead, a wide mouth and a big beard. He was broad between the shoulders and had large hands and feet. Sa'id bin 'Ufayr narrated it in this way as a statement of al-Layth bin Sa'd.
وقد ثبت أنَّ عمرو بن العاص كان قصيرًا في حديث لأبي موسى الأشعري في قصة لعمرو بن العاص لدى ذهابه إلى النجاشي، أخرجه ابن أبي شيبة 14/ 346 - 347 وغيره بسند صحيح.
Corroborating chains and supporting reports: That 'Amr bin al-'As was short is also established from the hadith of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) in which the story of his going to the Negus is mentioned.
Reference / Source: Ibn Abi Shaybah narrated it in his "al-Musannaf" (vol. 14, pp. 346-347), and other hadith scholars with a "sahih chain".
وقد ثبت أنَّ عمرو بن العاص كان قصيرًا في حديث لأبي موسى الأشعري في قصة لعمرو بن العاص لدى ذهابه إلى النجاشي، أخرجه ابن أبي شيبة 14/ 346 - 347 وغيره بسند صحيح. والدَّحْداح: القصيرُ السَّمين، أو الغليظ البطن.
Corroborating chains and supporting reports: That 'Amr bin al-'As was short is established from the hadith of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (the incident of the Negus), which Ibn Abi Shaybah (14/ 346-347) and others narrated with a sahih chain.
Linguistic research: The word "al-dahdah" means: a short person who is fat, or whose belly is large and thick.