Khalid b. Khidash said, “I saw Mālik wearing a ṭaylasān cloak and fine garments from Marw.”

ʿAshhab said, “Whenever he applied kohl out of necessity, he would remain inside his house.”

Muṣʿab said, “He wore ʿAdanī garments and would perfume himself.”

Abu ʿĀsim said, “I never saw a traditionist with a fairer face than Mālik.”

Others said, “He was extremely fair-skinned with a hint of yellow, large-eyed (1), aquiline-nosed (2); he let the ends of his moustache grow long (3), justifying this by referring to ʿUmar’s practice of twisting his own moustache.”

Ibn Wahb said, “I once saw Mālik dyeing with henna.”

Abu Muṣʿab said, “Mālik was among the most handsome of people in face, the brightest of eye, the purest in complexion, the most perfectly tall, and of a robust build.”

Al-Wāqidī reported, “He was of medium height, never dyed his hair, and never entered a public bath.”

Bishr b. al-Ḥārith said, “I visited Mālik and saw him wearing a ṭaylasān worth five hundred; its two wings fell over his eyes, making him look very much like a king.”

ʿAshhab said, “When Mālik wound his turban, he would pass part of it under his throat and let its tail fall behind him, and he scented himself with musk and other fragrances.”

Qāḍī ʿIyāḍ (4) has cited through various avenues the evidence of the Imām’s elegant attire and abundant refinement.