What is the ruling on making the supplication: “O Allah, if You have written me among the wretched, erase that by Your power and write me among the happy in Your sight”?

Question:
Is there a report from the righteous Salaf of this supplication: “O Allah, if You have written me among the wretched, let me live by Your power, and write me among the happy in Your sight”?

Answer:
This was reported from 'Umar, and Ibn 'Umar used to make this supplication. However, the well-known position among scholars is that this is a religious innovation (bid'ah); because wretchedness and happiness are written and do not change. But one says: “O Allah, guide me, O Allah, rectify my heart, O Allah, grant me success in all good, O Allah, protect me from Satan,” without referring to this record. He asks his Lord for guidance and success. By Allah, you...