Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34729 — Leadership

Sayyiduna Bishr bin Asim (may Allah be pleased with him) said that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) wished to entrust him with an office. He said: "I have no need of it. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'The officials of government will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and made to stand on the edge of Hell. Whoever among them was obedient to Allah, Allah will take him with His right hand until He saves him from Hell. And whoever disobeyed Allah, the bridge of Hell will throw him into a valley where fire will envelop him.'" The narrator said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) sent a messenger to Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him), and he asked Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him): "Did you (may Allah be pleased with him) hear this hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He said: "Yes, by Allah." And he said: "After this valley there will be another valley of Hell." And he asked Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him), and he disliked saying anything about it. At this Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "If this is the matter, then who will take it?" Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The one whose nose and eye Allah cuts off, and whom He wills to humiliate."