Physical Descriptions of the Four Imams

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Assalamu a'leykum Brothers and sisters.the physical apperance of the Four Imaams who are from amongst the greatest Imaams of ahlu sunnah. Malik Ibn Anas, Abu Hanfia An-Nu'man, Muhammed Ibn Idrees ash-Shaf'i, and Ahmed ibn hambal.Sometimes there might be slight contradiction in the narrations and this is due to different people seeing them at different times in their life.

1 .Abu Hanifah An Numan bin Thabit.

Abu Yusuf said, 'Abu Hanifah was well formed, was from the best of people in appearance, the most eloquent of them in speech, the sweetest in tone, and the clearest of them in expressing what he felt.'

Hamad bin Abi Hanifah said, 'My father was very handsome, dark, had good posture, would wear a lot of perfume, was tall, would not speak except in reply to what someone else had said, and he may Allah have Mercy upon him would not involve himself in what did not concern him.'

2.Abu Abdillah Malik bin Anas.

Isa bin Umar said, 'I never saw anything white or red that was more beautiful than the face of Malik, or any clothes whiter than Maliks.'

And a number of people relate that he was tall, firm, serious, blond, had a white beard and hair, had a large beard, was balding, and would not shave his moustache, as he considered this to be a form of mutilation.

It is said that he had blue eyes, and some of this was narrated by Ibn Sad from Mutarraf bin Abdillah.

Muhammad bin AdDahhak AlHizami said, 'Maliks clothes were clean and soft, and he would constantly wear different clothes.'

AlWalid bin Muslim said, 'Malik would wear white clothes, and I saw he and AlAwzai wearing black and green caps.'

Ashhab said, When Malik would wear a turban, he would wrap part of it under his chin and would leave the ends of it hanging between his shoulders.

Abu Asim said, 'I never saw a Muhaddith with a more handsome face than Maliks.'


3 .Abu Abdillah Muhammad bin Idris AshShafii.

Ibrahim bin Buranah said, 'Ash Shafii was serious, tall, and noble.'


AzZafarani said, 'AshShafii visited us in Baghdad in the year 95. He stayed with us for a few months, then left. He would dye his hair with henna, and he had thin cheeks.'

Ahmad bin Sinan said, I saw him with a red beard and hair i.e. he used to dye them.'

4.Abu Abdillah Ahmad bin Hambal.

Muhammad bin Abbas AnNahwi said 'I saw Ahmad bin Hambal with a handsome face, well-formed, and dyeing his hair with henna that was not too dark. He had black hairs in his beard, and I saw his clothes extremely white. When I saw him, he was wearing a turban and an izar.'

Abd AlMalik AlMaymuni said, 'I do not know that I have ever seen anyone who wore cleaner clothes, was more attentive to trimming his moustache and grooming the hair on his head and body, or wore purer and whiter garments than Ahmad bin Hambal.'

Collected from Imaam Adh Dhahabis Siyar Alam AnNubala.

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Masha-Allah. Jazakallahu Kheyr walaal.