What is the ruling on one who supplicates by saying, "O Allah, I do not ask You to change the decree, but I ask You for gentleness in it"?

Question : Say, "O Allah, I do not ask You, my Lord, to change the decree, but I ask You..."

Answer : ...for gentleness in it. This is forbidden (haram). It is not permissible for a person to say this. You should supplicate to Allah as you wish, for supplication changes the decree, as stated in the hadith . Right now, you are as if you are challenging Allah, saying, "Decree upon me what You want, but be gentle." That is not your intention. Say, "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of our souls and from the evil of our deeds." Do not say, "O Allah, I do not ask You to change the decree," or "O Allah, I do not ask You to prevent me from drowning, but be gentle with me if I drown." Does this make sense?
It does not make sense. This is also an innovation (bid'ah). We have not heard it in the supplications of the early or later generations of scholars that we have encountered in knowledge. But the later scholars, may Allah will it, bring up everything.