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مسند الشهاب
Musnad Shihab
Hadiths 1401 to 1499
اللَّهُمَّ حَسَّنْتَ خَلْقِي فَحَسِّنْ خُلُقِيO Allah, You have beautified my creation, so beautify my character
Hadith 1473
اُردوEn
1473 - وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عُمَرَ التُّجِيبِيُّ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ جَامِعٍ، ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ الْحِمَّانِيُّ، ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ عَوْسَجَةَ بْنِ الرَّمَّاحِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي الْهُذَيْلِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ «اللَّهُمَّ أَحْسَنْتَ خَلْقِي فَحَسِّنْ خُلُقِي»
Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: "O Allah! You have made my appearance good, so make my character good as well."
Brief Explanation
Explanation:
From this it is understood that Allah Ta'ala has created the human being in the best form. In the Qur'an it is stated: ﴿لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ ﴾ (at-Tin: 4) "Indeed, We created man in the best stature."
In another place it is stated: ﴿وَصَوَّرَكُمْ فَأَحْسَنَ صُوَرَكُمْ﴾ (at-Taghabun: 3) "He formed your shapes and made your forms excellent."
No matter what color or appearance a human being has, he has been made superior to other creatures. Therefore, he should continue to express gratitude to Allah Ta'ala for this, just as the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to do, and at the same time, he should continue to supplicate for the attainment of faith, certainty, and good qualities and characteristics, because regardless of one's appearance, success and salvation depend on these very traits.
Furthermore, the narrations in which it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to recite the aforementioned supplication when looking in the mirror are weak. (Fiqh al-Islam, p. 848)
From this it is understood that Allah Ta'ala has created the human being in the best form. In the Qur'an it is stated: ﴿لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ ﴾ (at-Tin: 4) "Indeed, We created man in the best stature."
In another place it is stated: ﴿وَصَوَّرَكُمْ فَأَحْسَنَ صُوَرَكُمْ﴾ (at-Taghabun: 3) "He formed your shapes and made your forms excellent."
No matter what color or appearance a human being has, he has been made superior to other creatures. Therefore, he should continue to express gratitude to Allah Ta'ala for this, just as the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to do, and at the same time, he should continue to supplicate for the attainment of faith, certainty, and good qualities and characteristics, because regardless of one's appearance, success and salvation depend on these very traits.
Furthermore, the narrations in which it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to recite the aforementioned supplication when looking in the mirror are weak. (Fiqh al-Islam, p. 848)
