To what extent is the phrase "I did my best, and the rest is up to Allah" correct?
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This statement is incorrect because it implies that the doer relied on himself first. The correct thing to say is: "I have exerted my effort and I ask Allah for assistance." Even though the speaker might mean by this statement, "What I am capable of, I have done, and what I am not capable of, is up to Allah," the original phrasing of the expression is wrong.
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