Is it correct for a servant to attribute good deeds to himself, or are good deeds a bounty from Allah upon him and His mercy towards him, and how do we reconcile the fact that a person has free will with the idea that every correct choice is from Allah's bounty?

Man is both free and predestined at the same time. The actions of the servant are attributed to him as emanating from him and directly, and are attributed to Allah Almighty as divine decree, destiny, and creation of their causes. Ibn al-Qayyim explained that attributing actions to the doers as arising from them and directly is the basis for Islamic law and recompense, and attributing them to Allah is for His creation of the causes, which include our will and ability. This perspective achieves servitude to Allah and reliance upon Him, and combines His saying, the Almighty: "For whoever wills among you to take a straight path" and "And you do not will except that Allah wills." And the one who is guided is he who combines these two perspectives.