What is the ruling on attributing an action to oneself while acknowledging that the merit belongs to Allah?

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Attributing an action to oneself is permissible, to the extent that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding his uncle Abu Talib:

Were it not for me, he would have been in the bottom-most depth of the Fire.

لولا أنا لكان في الدرك الأسفل من النار

Sahih al-Bukhari 6208

However, a person attributes it to himself in the sense of, as this disbeliever said:

This is for me

هذا لي

This is due to my work, or it came to me from Allah because I am deserving of it. This is what is prohibited. Yes.

Source alathar.net

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