(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."
Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 4211
In-book reference: Book 39, Hadith 63
English translation: Vol. 5, Book 39, Hadith 4216