Seeking Nearness to Allah in Supplication Through Humility, Poverty, and Jealousy for the Book

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on seeking nearness to Allah with this phrase? “O Allah, we do not seek nearness to You through a good deed we have done, for we have no good deed by which we should approach You, but we seek nearness to You through the humility of our servitude to You,”

The Shaykh:
leaving out the first part and limiting it to the second: “We seek nearness to You through our need, our humility, and our poverty before You.” Is that sufficient? Yes.

The questioner:
And likewise, “We seek nearness to You through Your jealousy for Your Book revealed to Your sent Prophet.”

The Shaykh:
This has no basis; we have not heard of this. Yes.

The questioner:
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is this supplication narrated from the Salaf, where they repeat it three times?

The Shaykh:
Yes, it is narrated. This is in the hadith: “O Most Loving, O Most Loving, O Owner of the Majestic Throne.” This is in a hadith, and its meaning is sound. Yes.