Al-Bayhaqī (1) relates—through al-Ḥākim, al-Aṣamm, Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Jabbār, Yūnus ibn Bukayr, Yūnus ibn ʿAmr, and al-ʿAyzār ibn Ḥurayth—on the authority of ʿĀʾishah, may Allah be pleased with her, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

“It is written in the Gospel: ‘He is neither harsh nor hard-hearted, nor does he raise his voice in the market-places; he does not repay an evil deed with its like; rather, he pardons and overlooks.’”

Yaʿqūb ibn Sufyān (3) likewise reported: Fayḍ al-Bajalī narrated to us, Salām ibn Miskīn narrated to us, from Muqātil ibn Ḥayyān, who said:

Allah, mighty and exalted, revealed to Jesus son of Mary:

“Persevere earnestly in My command, listen and obey, O son of the pure, virgin mother. I created you without a male and made you a sign for all people, so worship Me alone. Declare in Syriac to the people of Sūrān and convey to those before you that I am the Ever-Living Truth Who never perishes. Believe in the unlettered Arab Prophet: the rider of the camel, the wearer of the wool cloak and the turban—which is his crown—with the two sandals and the staff. His hair is wavy; his forehead is broad; his eyebrows are close-set; his eyes are large, deep-black and long-lashed; his nose is high-bridged; his cheeks are radiant; his beard is full. The sweat on his face glistens like pearls, and the fragrance of musk emanates from him. His neck is as though it were a pitcher of silver, and gold seems to flow along his collar-bones. From the top of his chest to his navel runs a fine line of hair like a straight twig, and no other hair is on his abdomen. His palms and feet are broad and strong. When he moves among people he outshines them, and when he walks it is as though he were stepping out of solid rock and descending a slope. He will have but few offspring”—apparently referring to the males from his own loins.

Al-Bayhaqī cited this wording in Dalāʾil al-Nubuwwah through the chain of Yaʿqūb ibn Sufyān (13).