(39) باب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ الْحِرْصِ عَلَى الإِمَارَةِ
it was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet said:
"You will become keen for positions of authority, but that will become a regret and loss. What a good life they will live, but how hard it will be for them when they die." (DE)
Reference (DE): Sunan an-Nasa'i 4211 (DE)
In-book reference (DE): Book 39, Hadith 63 (DE)
English translation (DE): Vol. 5, Book 39, Hadith 4216 (DE)