Is this phrase correct: “O Allah, do not hold me accountable by Your justice, but have mercy on me by Your mercy”?

The questioner : The honorable Shaykh says, “Peace be upon you. As for my question, is this phrase correct: ‘O Allah, do not hold me accountable by Your justice, but have mercy on me by Your mercy’?”

The Shaykh : Yes, this phrase is correct, because if Allah were to reward a person by His justice, he would perish, but He rewards by His grace. The evidence for this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said . If a person were to be reckoned with in terms of pure justice, the blessings of Allah upon him would cover everything he has done. Therefore, if Allah the Exalted did not treat us with His grace, we would perish. Yes, and now the time has ended, as we had set it for seven o’clock...