1715 - مُحَمَّدٌ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله عَلى‏ لِسانِ عليٍّ عليه السلام‏

1715. Muhammad (SAWA) IN THE WORDS OF Ali (AS)

6031.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - لمّا سُئلَ عن صِفَةِ النَّبيِّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله وهُو مُحْتَبٍ بحَمائلِ سَيفِهِ في مَسجِدِ الكُوفَةِ - : كانَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله أبيَضَ اللَّونِ مُشرَباً حُمرَةً ، أدعَجَ العَينِ ، سَبطَ الشَّعرِ ، كَثَّ اللِّحيَةِ ، سَهلَ الخَدِّ ، ذا وَفرَةٍ ، دَقيقَ المَسرُبَةِ ، كأنّ عُنقَهُ إبريقُ فِضَّةٍ ، لَهُ شَعرٌ مِن لَبَّتِهِ إلى‏ سُرَّتِهِ يَجري كالقَضيبِ ، لَيسَ في بَطنِهِ ولا صَدرِهِ شَعرٌ غَيرُهُ ، شَثْنُ الكَفِّ والقَدَمِ ، إذا مَشى‏ كأنّما يَنحَدِرُ مِن صَبَبٍ ، وإذا قامَ كأنّما يَنقَلِعُ مِن صَخرٍ ، إذا التَفَتَ التَفَتَ جَميعاً ، كأنَّ عَرَقَهُ في وَجهِهِ اللُّؤلؤُ ، ولَريحُ عَرَقِهِ أطيَبُ مِن المِسكِ الأذفَرِ ، لَيسَ بالقَصيرِ ولا بالطَّويلِ ، ولا بالعاجِزِ ولا اللَّئيمِ ، لَم أرَ قَبلَهُ ولا بَعدَهُ مِثلَهُ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله .¹

6031. Imam Ali (AS), when asked about the characteristics of the Prophet (SAWA) while he was sitting with his legs tucked under his sword-belt in the mosque of Kufa, said, 'The messenger of Allah (SAWA) had white skin tinted with redness, with large black eyes, abundant lank hair, a thick beard, flat hairy cheeks, fine hair on his chest. His neck was [white] like a silver pitcher, he had hair from the top of his chest to his belly flowing like a cane, and he did not have any other hair on his stomach or chest. He had thick hands and feet [big bones], when he walked he walked fast and when he stood up it was like he had been erected from a rock. When he turned he would turn his whole body. The perspiration on in his face was like pearls, and the scent of his perspiration was more fragrant than strong musk. He was neither short nor tall, nor was he frail, nor avaricious. I have never seen someone like him (SAWA) before him or after him.' ²

6032.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ... حتّى‏ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ محمّداً صلى اللَّه عليه وآله شَهيداً وبَشيراً ونَذيراً ، خَيرَ البَريَّةِ طِفلاً ، وأنجَبَها كَهلاً، وأطهَرَ المُطَهَّرينَ‏شِيمَةً، وأجوَدَ المُستَمطَرينَ دِيمَةً .³

6032.Imam Ali (AS) said, '...until Allah sent Muhammad (SAWA) as a witness, a warner and a bringer of glad tidings. He was the best of people as a child, and the most noble of them when old. He was the purest of the pure in character and the most generous of all givers of all time.' ⁴

6033.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا عَرَضَ لَهُ أمرانِ إلّا أخَذَ بأشَدِّهِما .⁵

6033.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'No sooner was he confronted with two tasks than he took the hardest of them.' ⁶

6034.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ما بَرَأ اللَّهُ نَسمَةً خَيراً مِن محمّدٍ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله .⁷

6034.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Allah did not create a human being better than Muhammad (SAWA).' ⁸

6035.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : طَبيبٌ دَوّارٌ بطِبِّهِ ، قد أحكَمَ مَراهِمَهُ ، وأحمى‏ (أمضى‏) مَواسِمَهُ ، يَضَعُ ذلكَ حَيثُ الحاجَةُ إلَيهِ ، مِن قُلوبٍ عُميٍ ، وآذانٍ صُمٍّ ، وألسِنَةٍ بُكمٍ ، مُتَتبِّعٌ بدَوائهِ مَواضِعَ الغَفلَةِ ومَواطِنَ الحَيرَةِ ، لَم يَستَضيئوا بأضواءِ الحِكمَةِ ، ولَم يَقدَحوا بزِنادِ العُلومِ الثّاقِبَةِ ، فهُم في ذلكَ كالأنعامِ السّائمَةِ ، والصُّخورِ القاسِيَةِ .⁹

6035.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The Prophet (SAWA) was like a roaming physician who has set ready his ointments and heated his instruments. He used them wherever the need arose for curing blind hearts, deaf ears, and dumb tongues. He followed with his medicines the spots of negligence and the places of perplexity. They [the people] did not take the light from the lights of his wisdom nor did they produce flame from the flint of his sparkling knowledge. So in this matter, they are like grazing cattle and hard stones.' ¹⁰

6036.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: إنّما أنا عَبدٌ مِن عَبيدِ محمّدٍ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله .¹¹

6036.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'I am but a servant from among the servants of Muhammad (SAWA).' ¹²

1714 - مُحَمَّدٌ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله عَلى‏ لِسانِ مُحَمَّدٍ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله‏

1714. Muhammad (SAWA) IN THE WORDS OF Muhammad (SAWA) HIMSELF

6022.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أنا أديبُ اللَّهِ وعليٌّ أدِيبي .¹

6022.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'I have been educated by Allah Himself and Ali has been educated by me.' ²

6023.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أيُّها النّاسُ ، إنّما أنا رَحمَةٌ مُهداةٌ .³

6023.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'O people, verily I am a mercy gifted [to you].' ⁴

6024.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أنا دَعوَةُ إبراهيمَ ، قالَ وهُو يَرفَعُ القَواعِدَ مِن البَيتِ : (ربَّنا وابْعَثْ فِيهِم رَسُولاً مِنْهُم ...)⁵.⁶

6024.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'I am the [fulfilment of the] prayer of Abraham which he recited while raising the foundations of the House: 'Our Lord, raise amongst them an apostle from among them, who should recite to them Your signs, and teach them the Book and wisdom and purify them.' ⁷⁸

6025.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أنا سَيِّدُ وُلدِ آدَمَ ولا فَخرَ .⁹

6025.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'I am the chief of the children of Adam, without pride.' ¹⁰

6026.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أنا قائدُ المُرسَلينَ ولا فَخرَ ، وأنا خاتَمُ النَّبيِّينَ ولا فَخرَ ، وأنا أوّلُ شافِعٍ وأوّلُ مُشَفَّعٍ ولا فَخرَ .¹¹

6026.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'I am the leader of the messengers, without pride, and I am the seal of the prophets, without pride; and I am the first intercessor and the first mediator, without pride.' ¹²

6027.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أنا أوّلُ وافِدٍ علَى العَزيزِ الجَبّارِ يَومَ القِيامَةِ وكِتابُهُ وأهلُ بَيتي ثُمّ اُمَّتي ، ثُمّ أسألُهُم: ما فَعَلتُم بكِتابِ اللَّهِ وبأهلِ بَيتي ؟¹³

6027.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'I will be the first to enter into the presence of the Noble, all-Conqueror on the Day of Judgment, with His Book and my household, then my community, where I will ask them, 'What did you do with the Book of Allah and with my household?' ¹⁴

6028.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أنا أتقاكُم للَّهِ ، وأعلَمُكُم لِحُدودِ اللَّهِ .¹⁵

6028.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Indeed the most pious one from among you and the person most acquainted with Allah is me.' ¹⁶

6029.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما خَلَقَ اللَّهُ خَلقاً أفضَلَ مِنّي ، ولا أكرَمَ علَيهِ مِنّي .¹⁷

6029.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah has not created a creation better than me, nor dearer to Him than me.' ¹⁸

6030.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : اُعطيتُ خَمساً لَم يُعطَهُنَّ نَبيٌّ كانَ قَبلي : اُرسِلتُ إلَى الأبيَضِ والأسوَدِ والأحمَرِ، وجُعِلَت لِيَ الأرضُ طَهوراً ومَسجِداً ، ونُصِرتُ بالرُّعبِ ، واُحِلَّت ليَ الغَنائمُ ولَم تُحَلَّ لأحَدٍ - أو قالَ : لنَبيٍّ - قَبلي ، واُعطِيتُ جَوامِعَ الكَلِمِ .¹⁹

6030.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'I have been given five things that no prophet before me was given: I was sent to the white, black and red; the earth has been made pure for me and a place for prostration; I have been made victorious with awe; and spoils were permitted for me when they were not permitted to any before me [or to any prophet before me]; and I have been given the collection of wise words [the Quran].' ²⁰