What is the degree of authenticity of the hadith: (O Allah, as You have made my creation good, make my character good)?
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The questioner : You mentioned in a hadith ... of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : He said:; is this hadith authentic?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I had read it a long time ago, but I do not know; perhaps there is another route for it, and I said that it is weak?
The Shaykh : No, you are mistaken.
The questioner : By Allah?
The Shaykh: By Allah.
The questioner: Our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : You have confused two hadiths; this is one of them, and it is the authentic one. As for the weak hadith that you have mixed up with this authentic hadith, it is:.
The questioner : This is what I intended, Shaykh. This is what I intended.
The Shaykh : But that is not what I intended.
The questioner : Yes, that is another hadith. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Heh, so you have confused the matter.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : You have confused the matter.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : The supplication is authentic, but that he used to stand in front of a mirror and make this supplication is not authentic.
The questioner : This hadith is reported in *Sahih al-Kalim al-Tayyib* by Ibn Taymiyyah, with the verification of the Shaykh.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : He said:
O Allah, as You have made my creation good, make my character good
اللهم كما حسَّنْتَ خلقي حسِّنْ خلقيThe Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I had read it a long time ago, but I do not know; perhaps there is another route for it, and I said that it is weak?
The Shaykh : No, you are mistaken.
The questioner : By Allah?
The Shaykh: By Allah.
The questioner: Our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : You have confused two hadiths; this is one of them, and it is the authentic one. As for the weak hadith that you have mixed up with this authentic hadith, it is:
That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say when he stood in front of a mirror: O Allah, as You have made my creation good, make my character good
أن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - كان إذا وقف أمام المرآة قال : اللهم كما حسَّنْتَ خَلْقي فحسِّنْ خُلُقيThe questioner : This is what I intended, Shaykh. This is what I intended.
The Shaykh : But that is not what I intended.
The questioner : Yes, that is another hadith. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Heh, so you have confused the matter.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : You have confused the matter.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : The supplication is authentic, but that he used to stand in front of a mirror and make this supplication is not authentic.
The questioner : This hadith is reported in *Sahih al-Kalim al-Tayyib* by Ibn Taymiyyah, with the verification of the Shaykh.
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