Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34723 — Leadership

Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I and two of my paternal cousins came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). One of the two men said: 'O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Make us amirs over some part of the dominion that Allah has granted you (peace and blessings be upon him).' And the other man said the same. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'By Allah, we do not entrust this office to anyone who asks for it, nor to anyone who is greedy for it.'"