Chapter 270

What to say when looking into the mirror

Remembrance 1
WE RELATE FROM the book of Ibn as-Sunnī that ‘Alī Honorific symbol reported that when the Prophet Honorific symbol looked into the mirror he said: “Praise be to Allah. O Allah, as You have made my appearance good, make my character good.” [1].
Arabic text from the source edition
Al-ḥamdu li-llāh. Allāhumma kamā ḥassanta khalqī fa-ḥassin khuluqī.
We relate [the same hadith, in the same source] in a narration of Ibn ‘Abbās Honorific symbol, with some extra material.
Remembrance 2
We also relate from [the same source], in a narration from Anas Honorific symbol, that when the Messenger of Allah Honorific symbol looked at his face in the mirror he said: “Praise be to Allah, Who arranged my physical form, making it harmonious, and ennobled my face, making it comely, and has made me one of the Muslims.” [2].
Arabic text from the source edition
Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi-lladhī sawwā khalqī fa-‘adalah, wa karrama ṣūrata wajhī fa-ḥassanah, wa ja‘alanī mina-l-Muslimīn.

References

[1] Ibn as-Sunnī (162).
[2] Ibn as-Sunnī (164).