Khalid ibn ʿAbd Allah related through Humayd, from Anas: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had a light-brown complexion.”

Thabit passed on from Anas: “He had a radiant, fair coloring.”

ʿAli ibn ʿAsim said: Humayd informed us; he said: I heard Anas say, “He ﷺ was white, though his whiteness was tinged with a hint of brown.”

Saʿid al-Jurayri said: “I was circling the Kaʿbah with Abu al-Tufayl when he remarked, ‘No one besides me remains who has seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.’ I asked, ‘Describe him to me.’ He answered, ‘He was white, handsome, and well-proportioned.’” Muslim recorded it, and his wording is: “He was white and of a handsome face.”

Ibn Fudayl narrated from Ismaʿil, from Abu Juḥayfah, who said: “I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ—he was white and had some grey hairs, and al-Hasan ibn ʿAli resembled him.” Agreed upon.

ʿAbd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn ʿAqil transmitted from Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, from his father, who said: “The Prophet ﷺ had a luminous, fair complexion.” Ḥammad ibn Salamah related it from him.

Al-Masʿudi reported through ʿUthman ibn ʿAbd Allah ibn Hurmuz, from Nafiʿ ibn Jubayr, from ʿAli: “The Prophet’s ﷺ face carried a gentle flush of redness.” Shurayk conveyed a similar report from ʿAbd al-Malik ibn ʿUmayr, from Nafiʿ.

ʿAbd Allah ibn Idris and others said: Ibn Ishaq narrated to us from al-Zuhri, from ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Malik ibn Jaʿsham, from his father, that Suraqah ibn Juʿsham said: “I approached the Prophet ﷺ while he was upon his she-camel; as I drew near I looked at his shin—it was as smooth and white as a fresh palm shoot.”