Ash-Shama'il Al-Muhammadiyah 412

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Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us. He said: Ibn Abi 'Adi and Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us. They said: 'Awf ibn Abi Jamilah narrated to us, from Yazid al-Farisi, who used to copy Qur'an codices. He said: I saw the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) in a dream during the time of Ibn 'Abbas. I said to Ibn 'Abbas, 'I saw Allah's Messenger in a dream.' Ibn 'Abbas said, 'Allah's Messenger used to say, “Satan cannot take my likeness, so whoever sees me in a dream has indeed seen me.” Can you describe the man you saw in your dream?' I said, 'Yes. I can describe an average man: his body and flesh were brown, tending toward pale; his eyes were darkly lined; he had a pleasant smile and handsome, rounded features. His beard filled the space from here to here and covered his upper chest.' 'Awf said, 'I do not know what else there was along with this description.' Ibn 'Abbas said, 'Had you seen him while awake, you could not have described him any better than this.'

Abu 'Isa said: Yazid al-Farisi is Yazid ibn Harmuz. He was older than Yazid al-Raqashi, and Yazid al-Farisi narrated hadiths from Ibn 'Abbas. Yazid al-Raqashi did not meet Ibn 'Abbas; he is Yazid ibn Aban al-Raqashi and narrated from Anas ibn Malik. Yazid al-Farisi and Yazid al-Raqashi were both from Basra. 'Awf ibn Abi Jamilah is 'Awf al-A'rabi.