479. Dua for the praiser
اَللَّهُمَّ لَا تُؤَاخِذْنِيْ بِمَا يَقُوْلُوْنَ وَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ (وَاجْعَلْنِيْ خَيْرًا مِمَّا يَظُنُّوْنَ)
Allaahumma laa tu'aakhidhnee bimaa yaqooloona, waghfir lee maa laa ya'lamoona [waj'alnee khayram-mimmaa yadhunnoon]
Oh Allah, do not call me to account for what they say and forgive me for what they have no knowledge of [and make me better than they imagine].
It was the custom of the Companions that they would feel discomfort if anyone called them righteous or praised them. If someone praise them, they would say- (The dua is mentioned above)
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