A Form of Supplication: O Allah, I know myself better than they do
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, there is a supplication with this meaning. We want the correct wording and when it is said: “O Allah, I know myself better than they do, and You know myself better than I do. O Allah, make me worthy of their good opinion of me.”
Answer:
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) made this supplication, or one with this meaning, when they praised him. He said, “I know myself better than you do,” and he made a supplication like this. This is the way to do it.
Honorable Shaykh, there is a supplication with this meaning. We want the correct wording and when it is said: “O Allah, I know myself better than they do, and You know myself better than I do. O Allah, make me worthy of their good opinion of me.”
Answer:
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) made this supplication, or one with this meaning, when they praised him. He said, “I know myself better than you do,” and he made a supplication like this. This is the way to do it.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب قتال أهل البغي — islamhouse.com (1:02:44)
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