The ruling on combining supplication with the phrase "if Allah wills"
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for one who says in his supplication, "May Allah grant you success, if Allah wills," combining the supplication with the phrase "if Allah wills," or is it disliked?
Answer:
One does not say "if Allah wills." One says, "May Allah grant you success," "May Allah forgive you," "May Allah accept your repentance," "May Allah provide for you." One is decisive in the request and does not make an exception in it. This was mentioned in the hadith: do not saySahih Muslim 2679b. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for one who says in his supplication, "May Allah grant you success, if Allah wills," combining the supplication with the phrase "if Allah wills," or is it disliked?
Answer:
One does not say "if Allah wills." One says, "May Allah grant you success," "May Allah forgive you," "May Allah accept your repentance," "May Allah provide for you." One is decisive in the request and does not make an exception in it. This was mentioned in the hadith: do not say
O Allah, grant me mercy, if thou so likest. The supplication (of his) should (be permeated with) conviction (that it would be accepted by the Lord), for Allah is the Doer of (everything) He likes to do, and there is none to force Him (to do or not to do this or that).
اللهم اغفر لي إن شئت اللهم ارحمني إن شئت يجزم المسألة فإن الله لا مكره له
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ارتياد المكان الرخو وما يكره التخلي فيه — islamhouse.com (1:08:42)
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