سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الخراج والفيء والإمارةTribute, Spoils, and Rulership (Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai Wal-Imarah)
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي طَلَبِ الإِمَارَةِChapter: What Has Been Related About Seeking A Position Of Leadership.
Hadith 2930
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ ، عَنْ أَخِيهِ ، عَنْ بِشْرِ بْنِ قُرَّةَ الْكَلْبِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ، قَالَ : انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَ رَجُلَيْنِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَتَشَهَّدَ أَحَدُهُمَا ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : جِئْنَا لِتَسْتَعِينَ بِنَا عَلَى عَمَلِكَ ، وَقَالَ الآخَرُ مِثْلَ قَوْلِ صَاحِبِهِ ، فَقَالَ :إِنَّ أَخْوَنَكُمْ عِنْدَنَا مَنْ طَلَبَهُ ، فَاعْتَذَرَ أَبُو مُوسَى إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَالَ : لَمْ أَعْلَمْ لِمَا جَاءَا لَهُ فَلَمْ يَسْتَعِنْ بِهِمَا عَلَى شَيْءٍ حَتَّى مَاتَ .
Narrated Abu Musa: I went along with two men to see the Prophet ﷺ. One of them recited tashahhud and said: We have come to you so that you may employ us for your work. The other also said the same thing. He (the Prophet) replied: The most faithless of you in our eyes is the one who asked for it (responsible post). Abu Musa then apologized to the Prophet ﷺ and said: I did not know why they came to you. He did not employ them for anything until he died.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
This hadith is weak and rejected (munkar).
However, from the preceding narration and other authentic narrations, it is established that seeking government positions and offices is not beloved in the Shariah.
This is the reason that nowadays, since most people acquire governmental positions by seeking them and employing all sorts of means,
the divine enablement (tawfiq) of Allah is not with them.
This hadith is weak and rejected (munkar).
However, from the preceding narration and other authentic narrations, it is established that seeking government positions and offices is not beloved in the Shariah.
This is the reason that nowadays, since most people acquire governmental positions by seeking them and employing all sorts of means,
the divine enablement (tawfiq) of Allah is not with them.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2930
