Is the supplication “O Allah, we seek refuge in You from associating anything with You while we know it, and we seek Your forgiveness for what we do not know” a sound, authentic tradition?

Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh! We hear the supplication “O Allah, we seek refuge in You from associating anything with You while we know it, and we seek Your forgiveness for what we do not know.” Is this a sound, authentic tradition?

Answer:
Yes, this is among the best supplications. A person may fall into showing off in worship (riya’) or other types of minor shirk (associating partners with Allah). So let him seek help from Allah and say: “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from associating anything with You while I know it, and I seek Your forgiveness for what I do not know.” Indeed, Allah is the One who knows what has come from you. So you say: “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from associating anything with You while I know it, and I seek Your forgiveness for what I do not know.” You strive against your self and hold it to account in your deeds and words. Whatever disobedience you know of, you repent to Allah from it. Whatever good you know of, you thank Allah for it. And through holding your self to account, you know its good and its evil. The first thing one of you holds to account is his deed, his prayer. So when you hold your self to account and strive against it, you will then gain the great profit. You praise Allah for the good He has guided you to and thank Him for it. You beware of what Allah has forbidden you and stay away from it. And you thank Allah for granting you safety from it.