What is the authenticity of the hadith regarding looking in the mirror: (O Allah, as You have beautified my creation, beautify my character)?
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The questioner : The hadith regarding looking in the mirror: Bulugh al-Maram 16:101?
The Shaykh : The hadith regarding looking in the mirror is weak, but the supplication is authentic.
The questioner : Well, they say that you cited it in some of your tapes.
The Shaykh : No, when I mention it, I mention it in the context of a discussion, and I do not say: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to stand before the mirror and say:Bulugh al-Maram 16:101. But I say, on some occasions, that these people who are afflicted with shaving their beards, one of them stands before the mirror and changes the creation of Allah and the fitrah (innate natural disposition) upon which Allah created people, instead of saying: O Allah, as You have beautified my creation—meaning: You created me a male... with a beard—instead of saying: O Allah, as You have beautified my creation, beautify my character, I say: his state of being says: O Allah, You have not beautified my creation; and therefore I beautify Your creation for me!
O Allah You have made my creation perfect, so make my moral characteristics also be the best.
اللهم كما حسَّنت خلقي فحسِّن خلقيThe Shaykh : The hadith regarding looking in the mirror is weak, but the supplication is authentic.
The questioner : Well, they say that you cited it in some of your tapes.
The Shaykh : No, when I mention it, I mention it in the context of a discussion, and I do not say: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to stand before the mirror and say:
O Allah You have made my creation perfect, so make my moral characteristics also be the best.
اللهم كما حسَّنت خلقي فحسِّن خُلُقي
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