Riyāḍ uṣ-Ṣāliḥīn · Chapter 332 of 372
Abomination of saying: “Forgive me if you wish, O Allah!”
The Book of the Prohibited Actions – Chapter 332 : Ahadith 1743 – 1744
Imam Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi (d. 676 AH)
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1743 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “You must not supplicate: `O Allah! forgive me if You wish; O Allah bestow mercy on me if You wish.’ But beg from Allah with certitude for no one has the power to compel Allah.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
Another narration of Muslim is: “A supplication should be made in full confidence and one should persistently express his desire (before Allah) in his supplication, for no bounty is too great for Allah to bestow (upon his slaves).”
1744 Anas (radiyallahu anhu) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “When one of you supplicates, let him be decisive and he should not say: `O Allah, bestow upon me such and such if You wish’, because no one has the power to compel Him.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].