Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 36894 — Reports on what is prepared

Muhammad al-Rasibi said that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote the commission appointing Sayyiduna Bishr bin Asim (may Allah be pleased with him) as governor, and Sayyiduna Bishr said: "I have no need of it. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'The rulers will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and made to stand on the bridge of Hell. Whoever was obedient to Allah, Allah will take him with His right hand until He saves him; and whoever was disobedient to Allah, the bridge will tip him into a valley of fire blazing fiercely.'" Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) sent for Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to Sayyiduna Abu Dharr: "Did you hear this hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He said: "Yes, by Allah; and after that valley there is another valley of fire." He asked Sayyiduna Salman, who told him nothing. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Who then will take it (the governorship) with all that it entails?" Sayyiduna Abu Dharr said: "One whose nose and eyes Allah has taken away and whose cheek He has humbled to the ground."