Explanation of the manners of the Prophet - Dar Ibn al-Jawzi - Dar Ibn al-Jawzi

Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and peace and blessings be upon the sent one, mercy to the worlds; our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family, companions, and followers until the Day of Judgment. As for what follows: it is known that the definition of the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah and his Hadith among the scholars of Hadith is: "What is added to the Prophet of Allah in speech, action, approval, or physical or moral description," and this includes everything that is authentic from the companions of the Messenger, peace be upon him, regarding the clarification of his beautiful physical traits that Allah created him with, and his great moral qualities that Allah granted him to embody. These beautiful traits and noble morals are spread throughout the collections of Sunnah, from authentic Hadiths, books of Sunan, Musnad, and others, and have been compiled separately in dedicated works. The most famous of these is the book "Al-Shama'il" by Imam Tirmidhi, the author of "Al-Jami'," who died in 279 AH. It was a great reference on the subject, and those engaged in Hadith have paid much attention to it, both in the past and present. Allah granted success to the dear son, Abdul Razzaq—may Allah preserve him, bless him in this world and the Hereafter—for explaining this precious book and clarifying its meanings. I have looked into some parts of it and found it a beneficial explanation. I advise students of knowledge to read this book, understand it, and benefit from it in knowledge and morals. The benefit of knowing his physical traits is to understand the appearance of his radiant countenance and bright face, and to distinguish in dream visions between the truthful visions that match what is authentic from his companions, which Satan cannot depict, and the false dream visions. As for the benefit of knowing his moral qualities, it is to learn about the noble manners Allah honored him with, which Allah praised in His saying: "And indeed, you are of a great moral character" [Qalam], and to work on embodying these morals as a means of following him, as Allah the Most High said: "Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah you have a good example for whoever hopes in Allah and the Last Day and remembers Allah much" [Al-Ahzab]. It is also the right of his nation that their tongues be moist with praise for him in a manner befitting him, while being cautious not to go to extremes that Allah and His Messenger do not approve of, and to praise his Sunnah, clarify its virtues, and emphasize the people's need to adhere to it. Their tongues should also be moist with prayers and peace upon him, peace be upon him. I ask Allah to grant everyone success in what pleases Him, and to guide students of knowledge to engage with the Book and Sunnah and the way of the righteous predecessors, working accordingly so they may attain happiness in this world and the Hereafter. May Allah's peace, blessings, and mercy be upon His servant and Messenger, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his companions.