Sometimes I am praised by people for something I have or do not have; what must I say if I am praised?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. Sometimes I am praised by people for something I have or do not have. What must I say if I am praised? I have read that Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say when someone praised him: “O Allah, You know me better than I know myself, and I know myself better than they do. O Allah, make me better than they think, and forgive me what they do not know, and do not hold me accountable for what they say.” I also heard another supplication, but I do not know who said it: “O Allah, make true what they say, and conceal what they do not know.” I ask for clarification on this. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
If a person loves to be praised for doing good, that is the blameworthy showing off (riya'), and this invalidates the deed. Showing off invalidates the deed. If a person does good deeds for the sake of people's praise, that is showing off, and I seek refuge in Allah from that. But if he does them sincerely for Allah and does not intend to be praised or commended, yet the people commend and praise him, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that this is the immediate glad tidings of the believer. If they praise him without his intending it, this is immediate glad tidings, and it is a testimony in his favor from the righteous. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “You are the witnesses of Allah on His earth.” So the matter depends on the person's intention. If his intention is praise and commendation, he is a loser and has no reward for his deed. But if he does the good deed for the face of Allah and does not intend the people's commendation, nor does he love it, and they are the ones who did it, then this is the immediate glad tidings of the believer, and it is a sign of good, if Allah wills. Yes.