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Does the hadith "Do not say, 'O Allah, forgive me if You will'" contradict the hadith "Purification, no harm, if Allah wills"?

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The questioner : Our Shaykh, it is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: "When one of you makes a supplication, let him not say, 'O Allah, forgive me if You will,' but let him be decisive in his request." Does this hadith contradict what is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) when visiting the sick, where he would say, "Purification, no harm, if Allah wills," and this is a supplication?

The Shaykh : No, there is no contradiction. Because this first hadith concerns a man when he supplicates for himself, whereas when he supplicates for another, he must
Source سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 803 — d3watuna.com (47:57)

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