Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا يَقُولُ أَحَدُكُمْ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي إِنْ شِئْتَ اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْنِي إِنْ شِئْتَ لِيَعْزِمْ الْمَسْأَلَةَ قَالَ لَا مُكْرِهَ لَهُ قَالَ عَبْد اللَّهِ كَذَا كَانَ فِي كِتَابِ أَبِي مُبَيَّضٌ وَلَا يُمْنَعُ فَضْلُ الْمَاءِ لِيُمْنَعَ بِهِ فَضْلُ الْكَلَإِ.
English Translation
Muhammad b. Abdullah b. al-Zubayr told us: Sufyan told us, from Abu al-Zinad, from al-A'raj, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: "None of you should say: 'O Allah, forgive me if You will,' or 'O Allah, have mercy on me if You will'; let him be resolute in his request, for none can compel Him." Abdullah said: Thus it was in my father's book, with one word unclear: "And surplus water should not be withheld in order to withhold surplus pasturage by it."