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Physical description of Imam al-Shafi'i

Posted: 25 May 2012, 14:46
by nur.nu
Physical description of Imam Abu ‘Abdillah Muhammad bin Idris ash-Shafi’i
- may Allah be pleased with him
From Al-Dhahabi’s ‘Siyar A’lam an-Nubala”
http://iskandrani.wordpress.com/2008/04 ... an-nubala/


Ibrahim bin Buranah said: “ash-Shafi’i was serious, tall, and noble.”

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az-Za’farani said: “ash-Shafi’i 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.”

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