And he said:

“Whoever begs from people when he has enough to meet his needs will come on the Day of Resurrection with his begging marked upon his face as scratches or wounds.”

And he, peace be upon him, said:

“The first company to enter Paradise will be like the moon on the night when it is full, and those who follow them will be like the most brilliant star in the sky.”

On the day of Hunayn, he said of the polytheists’ faces: “May their faces be disfigured!”

There are many similar passages describing the people of felicity as possessing the utmost beauty, loveliness and splendour, and the people of wretchedness as marked by the utmost foulness, ugliness and blemish.

Allah Most High also describes them in this world, saying:

“Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and those with him are firm against the disbelievers and merciful among themselves,” up to His words, glorified is He: “Their mark is on their faces from the traces of prostration.” [Surah al-Fath 48:29]

Thus, this mark is on the faces of the believers. The word sīmā means a mark and is derived from wasm (marking). It is often used in connection with beauty, as