صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب الإمارة
The Book on Government
باب النَّهْيِ عَنْ طَلَبِ الإِمَارَةِ وَالْحِرْصِ عَلَيْهَا:
Chapter: The prohibition of seeking or desiring a position of authority
Hadith 1733
This hadith is listed as number 4717 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ بُرَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ، قَالَ : " دَخَلْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَا وَرَجُلَانِ مِنْ بَنِي عَمِّي ، فَقَالَ أَحَدُ الرَّجُلَيْنِ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَمِّرْنَا عَلَى بَعْضِ مَا وَلَّاكَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ، وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ : فَقَالَ : إِنَّا وَاللَّهِ لَا نُوَلِّي عَلَى هَذَا الْعَمَلِ أَحَدًا سَأَلَهُ وَلَا أَحَدًا حَرَصَ عَلَيْهِ " .
It has been narrated by Abu Musa who said: Two of my cousins and I entered the apartment of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) . One of them said: Messenger of Allah, appoint us rulers of some lands that the Almighty and Glorious God has entrusted to thy care. The other also said something similar. He said: We do not appoint to this position one who asks for it nor anyone who is covetous for the same.
