What a Muslim should say when he is praised
اللَّهُمّ لاَ تُؤاَخِذْنِي ِبَما يَقُولُونُ ،
وَاغْفِرْ لِي مَالا يَعْلَمُونَ [وَاجْعَلْنِي خَيْراً مِمَّا
َيظُنُّونَ]"
232. Allaahumma laa tu'aakhithnee bimaa yaqooloona, waghfir lee
maa laa ya'lamoona [waj'alnee khayram-mimmaa yadhunnoon].
O
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].
Reference: Al-Bukhari,
Al-'Adabul-Mufrad no. 761. See Al-Albani, Sahih Al-'Adabul-Mufrad (no.
585). The portion between brackets if from Al-Bayhaqi, Shu'ab Al-Iman
4/228, and comes another account.