Muhammad's Appearance:-
Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 5791 Narrated byAli ibn AbuTalib
When Ali described the Prophet (peace be upon him) he said:
He was neither very tall nor excessively short, but was a man of medium size. He had neither very curly nor flowing hair but a mixture of both.
He was not obese, he did not have a very round face, but it was so to some extent.
He was reddish-white, he had wide black eyes and long eyelashes.
He had protruding joints and shoulder-blades, he was not hairy but had some hair on his chest, and the palms of his hands and his feet were calloused.
When he walked he raised his feet as though he were walking on a slope; when he turned round he turned completely.
Between his shoulders was the seal of prophecy and he was the seal of the prophets.
He had a finer chest than anyone else, was truer in utterance than anyone else, had the gentlest nature and the noblest tribe.
Those who saw him suddenly stood in awe of him and those who shared his acquaintanceship loved him. Those who described him said they had never seen anyone like him before or since. Tirmidhi transmitted it.
Al-Muwatta Hadith Hadith 51.3 The Sunna on Hair
Yahya related to me from Malik that Ziyad ibn Sad heard Ibn Shihab say, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, let his hair hang down his forehead as Allah willed, and afterwards he parted it."
Malik said, "There is no harm in a man's looking at the hair of his son's wife or the hair of his wife's mother."
Sahih Muslim HadithHadith 5750 Narrated byAnas ibn Malik
I saw when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) got his hair cut by the barber, his Companions came round him and they eagerly wanted that no hair should fall but in the hand of a person.
Sahih Muslim HadithHadith 5773 Narrated byAnas ibn Malik
Qatadah reported: I asked Anas ibn Malik: How was the hair of Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)? Thereupon he said: His hair was neither very curly nor very straight, and they hung over his shoulders and ear-lobes.
Sahih Muslim HadithHadith 5779 Narrated byAnas ibn Malik
Ibn Sirin reported: Anas ibn Malik was asked whether Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) dyed his hair. He said: He had not become old enough to have white hair. Ibn Idris said that he had a few white hair. AbuBakr and Umar, however, dyed hair with hina' (henna).
Sunan of Abu-DawoodHadith 4179 Narrated byUmm Hani
The Prophet (peace be upon him) came to Mecca and he had four plaits of hair.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 2.787 Narrated byAbdullah
The Prophet and some of his companions got their heads shaved and some others got their hair cut short. Narrated Muawiya: I cut short the hair of Allah's Apostle with a long blade.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 3.246 Narrated byAisha
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle used to let his head in (the house) while he was in the mosque and I would comb and oil his hair. When in Itikaf he used not to enter the house except for a need.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 4.744 Narrated byIsmail bin Abi Khalid
I heard Abii Juhaifa saying, "I saw the Prophet, and Al-Hasan bin 'Ali resembled him." I said to Abu- Juhaifa, "Describe him for me." He said, "He was white and his beard was black with some white hair. He promised to give us 13 young she-camels, but he expired before we could get them."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 4.747 Narrated byRabia bin Abi Abdur Rahman
I heard Anas bin Malik describing the Prophet saying, "He was of medium height amongst the people, neither tall nor short; he had a rosy color, neither absolutely white nor deep brown; his hair was neither completely curly nor quite lank. Divine Inspiration was revealed to him when he was forty years old. He stayed ten years in Mecca receiving the Divine Inspiration, and stayed in Medina for ten more years. When he expired, he had scarcely twenty white hairs in his head and beard." Rabi'a said, "I saw some of his hairs and it was red. When I asked about that, I was told that it turned red because of scent."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 4.748 Narrated byAnas
Allah's Apostle was neither very tall nor short, neither absolutely white nor deep brown. His hair was neither curly nor lank. Allah sent him (as an Apostle) when he was forty years old. Afterwards he resided in Mecca for ten years and in Medina for ten more years. When Allah took him unto Him, there was scarcely twenty white hairs in his head and beard.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 4.750 Narrated byQatada
I asked Anas, "Did the Prophet use to dye (his) hair?" He said, "No, for there were only a few white hairs on his temples."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 4.758 Narrated byIbn Abbas
Allah's Apostle used to let his hair hang down while the infidels used to part their hair. The people of the Scriptures were used to letting their hair hang down and Allah's Apostle liked to follow the people of the Scriptures in the matters about which he was not instructed otherwise. Then Allah's Apostle parted his hair.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 5.280 Narrated byAbdullah bin Abbas
The Prophet used to keep his hair falling loose while the pagans used to part their hair, and the People of the Scriptures used to keep their hair falling loose, and the Prophet liked to follow the People of the Scriptures in matters about which he had not been instructed differently, but later on the Prophet started parting his hair.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 7.782 Narrated byMuhammad bin Sirin
I asked Anas, "Did the Prophet dye his hair?" Anas replied, "The Prophet did not have except a few grey hairs."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 7.783 Narrated byThabit
Anas was asked whether the Prophet used a a hair dye or not. Anas replied, "The Prophet had not enough grey hair to dye. I could even count the white grey hairs of his beard if I would."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 7.784 Narrated byIsraiI
Uthman bin 'Abdullah bin Mauhab said, "My people sent me with a bowl of water to Um Salama." Isra'il approximated three fingers ('indicating the small size of the container in which there was some hair of the Prophet). 'Uthman added, "If any person suffered from evil eye or some other disease, he would send a vessel (containing water) to Um Salama. I looked into the container (that held the hair of the Prophet) and saw a few red hairs in it."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 7.785 Narrated byUthman bin Abdullah bin Mauhab
I went to Um Salama and she brought out for us some of the dyed hair of the Prophet.
Ibn Mauhab also said that Um Salama had shown him the red hair of the Prophet.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 7.787 Narrated byAnas bin Malik
The Prophet was neither conspicuously tall, nor short; neither very white, nor tawny. His hair was neither much curled, nor very straight. Allah sent him (as an Apostle) at the age of forty (and after that) he stayed for ten years in Mecca, and for ten more years in Medina. Allah took him unto Him at the age of sixty, and he scarcely had ten white hairs on his head and in his beard.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 7.788 Narrated byAl Bara
I did not see anybody in a red cloak looking more handsome than the Prophet. Narrated Malik: The hair of the Prophet used to hang near his shoulders. Narrated Shu'ba: The hair of the Prophet used to hang down to the earlobes.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 7.791 Narrated byQatada
I asked Anas bin Malik about the hair of Allah's Apostle. He said, "The hair of Allah's Apostle was neither much straight, nor much curly, and it used to hang down till between the shoulders and the earlobes.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 7.792 Narrated byAnas
The Prophet had big hands, and I have never seen anybody like him after him. The hair of the Prophet was wavy, neither curly nor straight.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 7.796 Narrated byAbdullah bin Umar
I heard 'Umar saying, "Whoever braids his hair should shave it (on finishing Ihram). You'd better not do, something like Talbid." Ibn Umar used to say: "I saw Allah's Apostle with his hair stuck together with gum."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 7.799 Narrated byIbn Abbas
The Prophet used to copy the people of the Scriptures in matters in which there was no order from Allah.
The people of the Scripture used to let their hair hang down while the pagans used to part their hair. So the Prophet let his hair hang down first, but later on he parted it.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 7.800 Narrated byAisha
As if I am now looking at the shine of the hair parting of the Prophet while he was in the state of Ihram.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 7.806 Narrated byAisha
I used to perfume Allah's Apostle with the best scent available till I saw the shine of the scent on his head and hair.
*** In summation, based on the various Hadiths, Muhammad may have looked like this:
He was neither very tall nor excessively short, but was a man of medium height.
He was fat but not obese
He did not have a very round face, but it was so to some extent.
He was reddish-white and had wide black eyes and long eyelashes.
His hair was black and wavy (neither curly nor straight) and he let it hang to between his ear lobes and shoulders but later on he had it parted
He dyed it red as he grew older and as it became more white and he wore a beard.
He invariably had his hair delouced and scented by some of his wives.
He had protruding joints and shoulder-blades.
He was not hairy but had some hair on his chest
The palms of his big hands and his feet were calloused.
When he walked he raised his feet as though he were walking on a slope; when he turned round he turned completely.
Between his shoulders was a large mole.
He did not smile or laugh much.
He was an ordinary looking person WITHOUT any special
charcteristics ***
