المنتقى ابن الجارود
Al-Muntaqa Ibn al-Jarud
كتاب الصلاةBook of Prayer
أول كتاب الزكاةBeginning of the Book of Zakat
Hadith 338
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، قَالَ : ثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ فَارِسٍ ، قَالَ : أَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لا تَسْأَلِ الإِمَارَةَ ، فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ أُعْطِيتَهَا عَنْ غَيْرِ مَسْأَلَةٍ أُعِنْتَ عَلَيْهَا ، وَإِنْ أُعْطِيتَهَا عَنْ مَسْأَلَةٍ وُكِلْتَ إِلَيْهَا " .
Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not seek leadership by asking for it. If leadership is given to you without your asking for it, you will be helped in it, but if you take leadership by asking for it, you will be left to it (without help).
