His ﷺ physical characteristics

His general description ﷺ — the hadith of Hind ibn Abi Halah

Hind ibn Abi Halah, radiyallahu 'anhu — and he was a describer — and the wording is from At‑Tirmidhi in his Shama'il with a hasan chain: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was dignified and majestic; his face glittered like the full moon; he was taller than the marbūʿ and shorter than the mushadhhab (i.e., blessedly of moderate stature); lofty of bearing; his hair was rājil (neither long nor tightly curled); if his aqīqah (a lock) parted it separated, otherwise his hair did not go beyond the lobes of his ears when he let it grow; of a bright complexion; broad of brow; his eyebrows were full and met in a sweep without a horned arch, and between them a vein that would swell with anger; the two sides of his nose sloped and there was a light above it that would make one who did not look carefully imagine a scent; his beard was abundant; his cheeks smooth; his mouth broad; he was moustached; his teeth were slightly separated and white; there was a fine line of hair between the chest and the navel; his neck was like a well‑made piece of silver in its clarity.'

Fakhman mufakhkhaman — noble, august in bearing and in the hearts and spirits
His face glittered like the full moon — in splendor and light
Taller than the marbūʿ and shorter than the mushadhhab — blessedly of moderate stature
Rājil hair — neither flowing nor tightly curled, but a moderate wave
Bright of complexion — radiant whiteness with a luminous rosy tint
Aqnā al‑ʿarannayn — his noble nose had an elegant elevation and beauty
Abundant beard — full, dense, and filling without curling
Spacious mouth — a noble wide mouth, whose breadth signified eloquence and clear expression
Moustached with slightly separated teeth — white teeth slightly spaced
Fine masrubah — a delicate line of hair between the chest and the navel

The remainder of Hind ibn Abi Halah's description of the noble body

Hind, radiyallahu 'anhu, said: 'He was of balanced build, a well‑knit fleshy man; the abdomen and chest were even; broad of chest; wide between the shoulders; the pectoral muscles large; radiant when unveiled; connected between the breast and the navel by hair running like a line; the breasts and the abdomen otherwise bare; the arms, shoulders and upper chest were smooth; the forearms were long; the palms expansive; the flesh of the hands and feet full and not coarse; the limbs supple and even; the soles slightly hollowed; when water flowed from them it ran off.'

Broad‑chested — a spacious noble chest, wide in mercy and forbearance
Wide between the shoulders — great, noble shoulders
Radiant when unveiled — when his body was uncovered it shone with brilliant light
Concave soles — the sacred soles were slightly hollowed (the underside of the foot concave)
Flat of the feet — there was no elevation in the middle of his foot, so water ran off them
Shathn of the palms — full, soft flesh of the hands, not rough

Description by Ali ibn Abi Talib, radiyallahu 'anhu

Ali ibn Abi Talib, radiyallahu 'anhu, said: 'He ﷺ was neither excessively tall nor short of hesitation; he was a ruba'ah among the people (well‑built). He was neither tightly curled nor flowing long; his hair was wavy. He was neither flat‑faced nor harsh of mouth; there was roundness to his face. White with a tinge of redness. Deep, intensely black eyes with long lashes. Majestic in appearance and dignified in carriage, unclothed of ostentation, possessing a masrubah; shathn of the hands and feet. When he walked he set his feet down with a measured, dignified step as if descending from a height. When he turned he turned wholly. Between his shoulders was the Seal of Prophethood — the seal of the prophets.' — narrated by At‑Tirmidhi in the Shama'il.

A ruba'ah of the people — neither tall nor short, of moderate stature
Rājil hair — a handsome wave, neither tightly curled nor flowing long
His face with roundness and tapering — neither fully rectangular nor perfectly round
White tinged with red — a visible whiteness with a hidden rosy flush like a rose
Deep, intensely black eyes
Long‑lashed eyelids — the noble eyelids fringed with long lashes
When he walked he placed his feet down with measured dignity as if descending from a height — the demeanor of the confident and majestic

The description of Umm Ma'bad al-Khuzā'iyya رضي الله عنها

The Prophet ﷺ passed by the tent of Umm Ma'bad رضي الله عنها on the route of the Hijra. Abu Ma'bad asked her for his description and she said: "I saw a man of evident cleanliness ❋ with a bright, broad countenance ❋ handsome of bearing ❋ no weariness of travel had tired him ❋ nor was he marred by roughness ❋ graceful and well-proportioned ❋ a dark, lustrous depth in his eyes ❋ a delicate softness at his eyelids ❋ a resonant, neighing quality in his voice ❋ a shining gleam on his neck ❋ a thick, plentiful beard ❋ dark and full in aspect ❋ if he was silent, dignity rested upon him ❋ and if he spoke, elevation and splendor adorned him ❋ the most beautiful and most splendid of people from afar ❋ and the finest and handsomest of them up close ❋ sweet-spoken and eloquently clear ❋ neither scant nor excessive in speech ❋ as if his discourse were strings of well-arranged beads, flowing in order ❋ of a stature such that no eye would be offended by tallness ❋ nor offended by shortness ❋ a branch between two branches ❋ he was the freshest-looking of the three ❋ and the best of them in stature ❋ he had companions who clustered around him ❋ if he spoke they would answer, 'We hear' to his words ❋ and if he commanded they hastened to his command ❋ attended and surrounded on all sides ❋ neither a frowner nor contentious." Abu Ma'bad said: "This, by God, is the leader of Quraysh whose description we had been told about."

Zahir al-wada'ah — apparent cleanliness, beauty, and radiance
Ablaj al-wajh — a bright, broad face/forehead, radiant with splendor
Hasan al-khalq — a well-proportioned noble physique from every side
Neither scant nor excessive — his speech is neither so little as to be deficient nor so much as to be tiresome
As if his speech were strings of well-arranged beads descending — balanced and beautiful like strung pearls
More beautiful than others from afar and the finest of them up close — his magnificence increases the closer one gets
A branch between two branches — he stands between his companions and is the most splendid among them
If he were silent, dignity rested upon him — silence enhanced his majesty and awe
Mahfood Mahshood — attended on by his companions, who rush to his affairs