صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الإمارةThe Book on Government
باب النَّهْيِ عَنْ طَلَبِ الإِمَارَةِ وَالْحِرْصِ عَلَيْهَا:Chapter: The prohibition of seeking or desiring a position of authority
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.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
1.
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) has greatly warned against seeking governmental positions, lest a person’s intention becomes corrupt and it leads to his ruin in the Hereafter.
The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Whoever is appointed as a judge has indeed been slaughtered without a knife.”
(Jami‘ al-Tirmidhi, al-Ahkam, Hadith 1325)
2.
A person who is slaughtered with a knife is finished within two or three minutes, but if someone is slaughtered without a knife, it is obvious that his end will not come quickly; rather, his suffering will be prolonged. That is to say, this is not a bed of roses but a necklace of thorns. However, if one desires it and strives to attain it, then how detestable is such an act!
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Such a person should be deprived of the position who himself seeks and is greedy for it.”
1.
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) has greatly warned against seeking governmental positions, lest a person’s intention becomes corrupt and it leads to his ruin in the Hereafter.
The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Whoever is appointed as a judge has indeed been slaughtered without a knife.”
(Jami‘ al-Tirmidhi, al-Ahkam, Hadith 1325)
2.
A person who is slaughtered with a knife is finished within two or three minutes, but if someone is slaughtered without a knife, it is obvious that his end will not come quickly; rather, his suffering will be prolonged. That is to say, this is not a bed of roses but a necklace of thorns. However, if one desires it and strives to attain it, then how detestable is such an act!
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Such a person should be deprived of the position who himself seeks and is greedy for it.”
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 7149
