Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 1744
Abomination of saying: "Forgive me if you wish, O Allah!"
Arabic hadith text
وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : "إذا دعا أحدكم، فليعزم المسألة، ولا يقولن: اللهم إن شئت، فأعطني، فإنه لا مستكره له" ((متفق عليه)).
Translation
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) 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].