Physical description of Imam al-Shafi'i
Posted: 25 May 2012, 14:46
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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- 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.”
[8/391]
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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