Hadith 10348

Chapter 39

باب 39

(39) باب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ الْحِرْصِ عَلَى الإِمَارَةِ

(39) Chapter: It is disliked to be eager for positions of Authority (ES)
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أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ آدَمَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّكُمْ سَتَحْرِصُونَ عَلَى الإِمَارَةِ وَإِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ نَدَامَةً وَحَسْرَةً فَنِعْمَتِ الْمُرْضِعَةُ وَبِئْسَتِ الْفَاطِمَةُ " .

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." (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan an-Nasa'i 4211 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 39, Hadith 63 (ES)

English translation (ES): Vol. 5, Book 39, Hadith 4216 (ES)