مِشْكَاةُ الْمَصَابِيحِ
Mishkat al-Masabih 2226
Supplications
Section 1
وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِذَا دَعَا أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَا يَقُلِ: اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي إِنْ شِئْتَ وَلَكِنْ لِيَعْزِمْ وَلْيُعَظِّمِ الرَّغْبَةَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَتَعَاظَمُهُ شيءٌ أعطاهُ . رَوَاهُ مُسلم
He reported God’s messenger as saying, “When one of you makes supplication he must not say, ‘O God, forgive me if You wilt, but must be definite and cherish a great desire, for nothing which God gives is burdensome to Him.” Muslim transmitted it.
Mishkat al-Masabih, 2226صَحِيحٌ (الألباني)