1306 – Qutbah ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say, “O Allah, keep me away from reprehensible morals, deeds, desires, and diseases.” Al-Tirmidhī transmitted the ḥadīth; al-Ḥākim declared it authentic, and the wording here is his. (1)
Degree of authenticity:
The ḥadīth is ṣaḥīḥ. It was judged authentic by Ibn Ḥibbān and al-Ḥākim. Al-Tirmidhī also recorded it, commenting, “A good, singular ḥadīth.” Al-Suyūṭī graded it ḥasan in al-Jāmiʿ al-Ṣaghīr, and Shaykh al-Albānī affirmed its authenticity in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Jāmiʿ, noting that it was related by al-Tirmidhī, al-Ṭabarānī, and al-Ḥākim.
Key vocabulary:
– jannibnī: a supplication meaning “distance me” or “keep me far away.”
– munkarāt al-akhlāq: blameworthy traits such as stinginess, arrogance, envy, rancor, and the like—traits repudiated by both the Sacred Law and sound custom.
– munkarāt al-ahwāʾ: the cravings of the soul that it pursues without reference to a praiseworthy legal objective.
– munkarāt al-adwāʾ: bodily ailments that repel people, whether sudden illnesses or chronic diseases.
Lessons derived from the ḥadīth:
- The report contains noble invocations that the possessor of exalted character—may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him—used to arm his noble soul with. Indeed, Allah the Exalted described him, saying: “And verily you are of an exalted character” (Qurʾān 68:4).