مسند الحميدي
Musnad al-Humaydi
Hadiths of Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him
Hadith Number 993
Hadith 993
993 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: ثنا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " لَا يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ: اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي إِنْ شِئْتَ، اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْنِي إِنْ شِئْتَ، وَلَكِنْ لِيَعْزِمِ الْمَسْأَلَةَ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا مُكْرِهَ لَهُ، أَوْ قَالَ: لَا مُكْرِهَ لَهُ "
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No person should ever say: O Allah! If You will, forgive me. O Allah! If You will, have mercy on me. A person should ask with determination, for there is no one who can compel Allah Almighty." (Here, the narrator is in doubt about one word)
