What is the ruling on saying: "I am in the face of Allah" and the like?

Question:
People frequently use the phrase: "I am in the face of Allah, take this in the face of Allah," and every word they say in the face of Allah. What is your opinion on this, may Allah reward you with good?

Answer:
I do not know of anything regarding this; because its meaning is seeking refuge in Allah, and that I am under the protection of Allah, in the care of Allah, and in the trust of Allah. Do not wrong me, and do not transgress against me. I am in the face of Allah, I am under the protection of Allah, I am by Allah, and then by you.
The meaning is: Do not wrong me, do not transgress against me, and do not let so-and-so transgress against me. Protect me from him. If the person addressed is able to benefit you in any of these ways, such as when some people say to a tribal sheikh: "I am in the face of Allah, and then in your face," or to a prince or a judge: "I am in the face of Allah, and then in your face, I am by Allah, and then by you," to have justice done for me against this wrongdoer, and the like of that.