Al-Bara ibn Azib described him ﷺ:
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَرْبُوعًا، بَعِيدَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ (Sahih al-Bukhari: 3551)
Translation: The Prophet ﷺ was of medium height and broad-shouldered.
• Ḥāl (حال) includes descriptions of his ﷺ appearance and character qualities.
• This example describes his height and shoulders rather than a particular action or saying. It is therefore an example of ḥāl.
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Qawl, Fiʿl, Taqrīr and Ḥāl: Learning Through Examples
Al-Bara ibn Azib described him ﷺ:
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَرْبُوعًا، بَعِيدَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ (Sahih al-Bukhari: 3551)
Translation: The Prophet ﷺ was of medium height and broad-shouldered.
• Ḥāl (حال) includes descriptions of his ﷺ appearance and character qualities.
• This example describes his height and shoulders rather than a particular action or saying. It is therefore an example of ḥāl.