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