(3) باب الْعَزْمِ بِالدُّعَاءِ وَلاَ يَقُلْ إِنْ شِئْتَ
Anas reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
When one of you makes supplication, he should supplicate with a will and should not say: O Allah, confer upon me if Thou likest, for there is none to coerce Allah. (AR)
Reference (AR): Sahih Muslim 2678 (AR)
In-book reference (AR): Book 48, Hadith 7 (AR)
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 35, Hadith 6477 (AR)