Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 2469
وَعَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ: «اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُوعِ فَإِنَّهُ بِئْسَ الضَّجِيعُ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخِيَانَةِ فَإِنَّهَا بِئْسَتِ الْبِطَانَةُ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد وَالنَّسَائِيّ وَابْن مَاجَه
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would say: “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from hunger, for it is a wretched bedfellow; and I seek refuge in You from treachery, for it is a wretched intimate companion.” Reported by Abu Dawud, al-Nasa’i, and Ibn Majah. The hadith was not studied by al-Albani.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic pairs vivid metaphors: ضجيع is a bedfellow, while بطانة is an intimate inner companion.