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 "
He reported God’s messenger as saying, “When one of you makes supplication he must not say, ‘O God, forgive me if Thou wilt, but must be definite and cherish a great desire, for nothing which God gives is burdensome to Him.” Muslim transmitted it.
Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 6339, 7477), Muslim (No. 2679a, 2679b), Abu Dawud (No. 1483), At-Tirmidhi (No. 3497), Ibn Majah (No. 3854), Malik (No. 500) and Ahmad (No. 7013, 7889, 9589, 9600, 9919, 10089, 10447). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 2226).