(5) باب النَّهْىِ عَنْ مَسْأَلَةِ الإِمَارَةِ
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that :
The Prophet [SAW] said: "You will be keen for governorship but it will be regret and loss on the Day of Resurrection. What a good position it is when they are alive, but how miserable their state when they die (and leave it behind)." (DE)
Reference (DE): Sunan an-Nasa'i 5385 (DE)
In-book reference (DE): Book 49, Hadith 7 (DE)
English translation (DE): Vol. 6, Book 49, Hadith 5387 (DE)