٣٤٧٢٣ - حدثنا أبو أسامة قال: ثنا بريد بن عبد اللَّه عن أبي بردة عن أبي موسى قال: دخلت على رسول اللَّه ﷺ أنا ورجلان من بني عمي، فقال أحد الرجلين: يا رسول اللَّه أمرنا على بعض ما ولاك اللَّه، وقال الآخر: مثل ذلك، قال: فقال: "إنا واللَّه لا نولي هذا العمل أحدًا سأله، ولا أحدًا حرص عليه" (١).
Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I and my two cousins went to the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). One of these two men said: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! Appoint us as governors over some part of the authority which Allah has granted you. The other person also said the same thing. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Allah! We do not entrust this position to the one who asks for it, nor to the one who is eager for it.