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