Shama'il al-Muhammadiya, Book of Seal Of Nubuwwah (Prophethood) Of Prophet of Allah ﷺ

Saa-ib bin Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
"My (maternal) aunt took to me to Prophet ﷺ and said to him, this nephew of mine is ill. Messenger of Allah ﷺ wiped his holy hand over my head and made for barakah for me. (According to some Ulama, Messenger of Allah ﷺ wiped his hand over his head, meant that he Sayyidina Saa-ib bin Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him) had a pain in the head. The opinion of this weak and humble servant is that it is better if this is taken to mean that Prophet ﷺ wiped his hands in kindness on the head of Sayyidina Saa-ib bin Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyidina Saa-ib bin Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him) was born in the second year Hijri, and at the time of Prophet ﷺ's death, his age was not more than 8 or 9 years. That is why Prophet ﷺ wiped his Holy hand in kindness, as is the customs of the great personalities. Prophet ﷺ also gave him the water of wudu to drink as a cure, as will be stated further, or he may have prescribed another remedy, especially when we learn also in a narration in Bukhari thay he Sayyidina Saa-ib bin Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him)was suffering from pain in his leg). When Prophet ﷺ performed Wudu, I drank the water of that wudu. (Prophet ﷺ may have performed wudu for some reason, but here it is clear that Prophet ﷺ performed wudu so that the water could be used as a remedy and medicine). I saw the seal of Prophethood, which was like the knot on a mosquito net or bedstead." (Which is the size of a pigeon's egg in roundness). The Ulama differ in the translation of this word. Some have translated it in another manner. Imam Nawawi, the famous commentator of Sahih Muslim, preferred the translation I have chosen).

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو رَجَاءٍ قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنِ الْجَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ السَّائِبَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ، يَقُولُ: ذَهَبَتْ بِي خَالَتِي إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، فَقَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنَّ ابْنَ أُخْتِي وَجِعٌ فَمَسَحَ رَأْسِي وَدَعَا لِي بِالْبَرَكَةِ، وَتَوَضَّأَ، فَشَرِبْتُ مِنْ وَضُوئِهِ، وَقُمْتُ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِهِ، فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى الْخَاتَمِ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ، فَإِذَا هُوَ مِثْلُ زِرِّ الْحَجَلَةِ.

Jaabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that:
"I saw the Seal of Prophethood of Messenger of Allah ﷺ between his two shoulders, which was like a red tumor (protruding flesh), the size of which was like that of a pigeon's egg"

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الطَّالْقَانِيُّ، قَالَ: حدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ بْنُ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ الْخَاتَمَ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، غُدَّةً حَمْرَاءَ، مِثْلَ بَيْضَةِ الْحَمَامَةِ.

Rumaythah (may Allah be pleased with her) said:
"I heard this subject from Messenger of Allah ﷺ and at that time I was so near him, that if I wanted to, I could have kissed the Seal of Prophethood. That subject is: `Messenger of Allah ﷺ was talking about Sa's bin Mu'aadh (may Allah be pleased with him), that because of Sa'd's death, the `Arsh (Throne) of Allah shook'".

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُصْعَبٍ الْمَديَنِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ الْمَاجِشُونِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ جَدَّتِهِ رُمَيْثَةَ، قَالَتْ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ، وَلَوْ أَشَاءُ أَنْ أُقَبِّلَ الْخَاتَمَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ مِنْ قُرْبِهِ لَفَعَلْتُ، يَقُولُ لِسَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ يَوْمَ مَاتَ: اهْتَزَّ لَهُ عَرْشُ الرَّحْمَنِ.

Ebrahim bin Muhammad (may Allah be pleased with him), who is the grandson of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him said:
"Whenever Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to describe the noble attributes of Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he used to mentioned the complete hadith. He also used to say that the Seal of Prophethood was between his shoulders, and Messenger of Allah ﷺ was the seal of all prophets".

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ الضَّبِّيُّ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ مَوْلَى غُفْرَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، قَالَ: كَانَ عَلِيٌّ، إِذَا وَصَفَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ، وَقَالَ: بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ خَاتَمُ النُّبُوَّةِ، وَهُوَ خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ.

`Ilbaa bin Ahmar Al-yashkari says that the Sahaabi, Abu Zayd `Amr bin Akhtab Al-Ansaari may Allah be pleased with him said to me:
"Messenger of Allah ﷺ once asked me to massage his waist. When I began massaging the back, accidentally (by chance) my fingers touched the Seal of Prophethood. `Ilbaa (may Allah be pleased with him) says: `I asked Amr (may Allah be pleased with him), what is the Seal of Prophethood?' He replied: `It was a collection of few hair'".

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَزْرَةُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عِلْبَاءُ بْنُ أَحْمَرَ الْيَشْكُرِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو زَيْدٍ عَمْرُو بْنُ أَخْطَبَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ، قَالَ: قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: يَا أَبَا زَيْدٍ، ادْنُ مِنِّي فَامْسَحْ ظَهْرِي، فَمَسَحْتُ ظَهْرَهُ، فَوَقَعَتْ أَصَابِعِي عَلَى الْخَاتَمِ قُلْتُ: وَمَا الْخَاتَمُ؟ قَالَ: شَعَرَاتٌ مُجْتَمِعَاتٌ.

Buraydah bin (may Allah be pleased with him) reports:
"when Rasulalullah ﷺ came to Medinah, Salmaan Faarisi (may Allah be pleased with him) brought a tray which had fresh dates on it, and presented it to Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who asked:"O Salmaan, what dates are these?"He replied:"This is sadaqah for you and your companions"Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied:"We do not eat Sadaqah. Remove it from me."(The 'ulama differ in their opinions as to the meaning of the word "we". Some say it is Messenger of Allah ﷺ himself, and the plural is used as a mark of respect. Others explain that it is the ambiyaa (prophets). According to some it is Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his relatives, for whom it is not permissible to accept zakaah. According to this humble servant the third ihtimaal (supposition) is superior and more acceptable. Allaamah Munaawi's criticism of the third explanation is not forceful and weighty). On the next day this happened again. Salmaan (may Allah be pleased with him) brought a tray of fresh dates, and in reply to the question of Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he replied: "O messenger of Allah, it is a present for you".Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to the Sahaabah (may Allah be pleased with him)m "Help yourselves". (Sayyidina Messenger of Allah ﷺ himself ate from it. Bayjuri explains this thus: Sayyidina Salmaan (may Allah be pleased with him) bringing the dates on both days in this manner was to investigate, and to make Sayyidina Messenger of Allah ﷺ his master. Sayyidina Salmaan (may Allah be pleased with him) was an 'Aalim (learned) of the old days. He lived for a hundred and fifty years and according to some, he lived three hundred years. He had seen the signs of Sayyidina Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the kitaabs of previous prophets, that he will not accept sadaqah, but shall accept presents and gifts, and the seal of Prophethood will be between his two shoulders after witnessing the first two signs).He then saw the seal of Prophethood on the back of Sayyidina Messenger of Allah ﷺ and embraced Islam. (At that time Sayyidina Salmaan (may Allah be pleased with him) was a slave of a Jew from the tribe of Banu Qurayzah.Messenger of Allah ﷺ purchased him(this is figuratively speaking. The fact is that Messenger of Allah ﷺ made him a Mukaatab - One who buys One's freedom for any agreed sum.) and paid Dirhams for him to become a Mukaatab, and also agreed that he(Sayyidina Salmaan (may Allah be pleased with him) should plant for the Jew date palms,(the amount of three hundred palms) and until these bore fruit to tend them. Messenger of Allah ﷺ planted the palms with his mubaarak hands and it was his mu'jizah(miracle) that all the palms bore fruit in the same year. One tree among these did not bear fruit. Upon investigating it was found that Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) had planted this tree, and that it was not planted by Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Messenger of Allah ﷺ removed this palm and replanted it. Another mu'jizah Messenger of Allah ﷺ is that he planted the palms out of season and they bore fruit the same year.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَمَّارٍ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ الْخُزَاعِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبِي بُرَيْدَةَ، يَقُولُ: جَاءَ سَلْمَانُ الْفَارِسِيُّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، حِينَ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ بِمَائِدَةٍ عَلَيْهَا رُطَبٌ، فَوَضَعَهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، فَقَالَ: يَا سَلْمَانُ مَا هَذَا؟ فَقَالَ: صَدَقَةٌ عَلَيْكَ، وَعَلَى أَصْحَابِكَ، فَقَالَ: ارْفَعْهَا، فَإِنَّا لا نَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ، قَالَ: فَرَفَعَهَا، فَجَاءَ الْغَدَ بِمِثْلِهِ، فَوَضَعَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، فَقَالَ: مَا هَذَا يَا سَلْمَانُ؟ فَقَالَ: هَدِيَّةٌ لَكَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لأَصْحَابِهِ: ابْسُطُوا ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَى الْخَاتَمِ عَلَى ظَهْرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، فَآمَنَ بِهِ، وَكَانَ لِلْيَهُودِ فَاشْتَرَاهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ، بِكَذَا وَكَذَا دِرْهَمًا عَلَى أَنْ يَغْرِسَ لَهُمْ نَخْلا، فَيَعْمَلَ سَلْمَانُ فِيهِ، حَتَّى تُطْعِمَ، فَغَرَسَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ، النَّخلَ إِلا نَخْلَةً وَاحِدَةً، غَرَسَهَا عُمَرُ فَحَمَلَتِ النَّخْلُ مِنْ عَامِهَا، وَلَمْ تَحْمِلْ نَخْلَةٌ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: مَا شَأْنُ هَذِهِ النَّخْلَةِ؟ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَنَا غَرَسْتُهَا، فَنَزَعَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ، فَغَرَسَهَا فَحَمَلَتْ مِنْ عَامِهَا.

Abi Nadrah AI-'Awfee RA. reports:
"I asked Abu Sa'eed Khudari (may Allah be pleased with him) about the Seal of Prophethood of Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: 'It was a piece of raised flesh that was on Messenger of Allah ﷺ's back".

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْوَضَّاحِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَقِيلٍ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ الْعَوَقِيِّ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ، عَنْ خَاتَمِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَعْنِي خَاتَمَ النُّبُوَّةِ، فَقَالَ: كَانَ فِي ظَهْرِهِ بَضْعَةٌ نَاشِزَةٌ.