Hadith on Muhammad: The Prophet’s face was like the Moon

Abu Ishaq reported: A man asked Al-Bara’, may Allah be pleased with him, “Was the face of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, like a sword?” Al-Bara’ said, “No, it was like the moon.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3552

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari

عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ سُئِلَ الْبَرَاءُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَكَانَ وَجْهُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِثْلَ السَّيْفِ قَالَ لَا بَلْ مِثْلَ الْقَمَرِ

3552 صحيح البخاري كتاب المناقب باب صفة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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