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1. Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqāṣ رضي الله عنه
English: He had curly hair, a hairy body, a dark complexion, a flat nose, and was tall.
Arabic: كَانَ سَعْدٌ جَعْدَ الشَّعْرِ، أَشْعَرَ الْجَسَدِ، آدَمَ، أَفْطَسَ، طَوِيلًا
Source: Adh-Dhahabi, Siyar Aʿlām an-Nubalāʾ, biography of Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqāṣ.
2. Ṭalḥah ibn ʿUbaydillāh رضي الله عنه
English: He was dark-complexioned, had abundant hair that was neither tightly curled nor straight, was handsome, had a narrow nose, and walked quickly.
Arabic: كَانَ رَجُلًا آدَمَ، كَثِيرَ الشَّعْرِ، لَيْسَ بِالْجَعْدِ الْقَطَطِ وَلَا بِالسَّبْطِ، حَسَنَ الْوَجْهِ، دَقِيقَ الْعَرَنِينِ، إِذَا مَشَى أَسْرَعَ
Source: Ibn Saʿd, Al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā, 3/219.
3. Zayd ibn Ḥārithah رضي الله عنه
English: He was short, with a very dark complexion and a flat nose.
Arabic: كَانَ قَصِيرًا، شَدِيدَ الْأُدْمَةِ، أَفْطَسَ
Source: Adh-Dhahabi, Siyar Aʿlām an-Nubalāʾ, biography of Zayd ibn Ḥārithah.
4. Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه
English: He was dark-complexioned, broad between the shoulders, had spaced front teeth, and had two braids.
Arabic: رَأَيْتُأَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ رَجُلًا آدَمَ، بَعِيدَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ، أَفْرَقَ الثَّنِيَّتَيْنِ، ذَا ضَفِيرَتَيْنِ
Source: Adh-Dhahabi, Siyar Aʿlām an-Nubalāʾ, biography of Abū Hurayrah.
Note: These Arabic wordings should be checked against the original editions before being treated as exact quotations.
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