(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)."
Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 5385
In-book reference: Book 49, Hadith 7
English translation: Vol. 6, Book 49, Hadith 5387