(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. (DE)
Reference (DE): Sahih Muslim 2678 (DE)
In-book reference (DE): Book 48, Hadith 7 (DE)
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 35, Hadith 6477 (DE)