Al-Barā’ ibn ‘Āzib (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that he never saw anyone whose hair was long, reaching his shoulders, and who wore a black lower and upper garment with red stripes, more handsome than the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). Among his physical characteristics was that he was broad between the shoulders, with a wide chest, and he was of medium height, neither tall nor short.