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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
حديث أبي موسى الأشعري
Hadith of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari
حَدِيثُ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ
Hadith of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari
Musnad Abi Ya'la 7320 — I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا بُرَيْدٌ ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ : دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَنَا وَرَجُلَانِ مِنْ بَنِي عَمِّي ، فَقَالَ أَحَدُ الرَّجُلَيْنِ : أَيْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ، أَمِّرْنَا عَلَى بَعْضِ مَا وَلَّاكَ اللهُ ، وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّا وَاللهِ لَا نُوَلِّي هَذَا الْعَمَلَ أَحَدًا سَأَلَهُ ، وَلَا أَحَدًا حَرَصَ عَلَيْهِ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and with me were two men from among my cousins. One of them said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), make us governors (amirs) over some of the regions whose administration Allah Almighty has entrusted to you." The other man made a similar request. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By Allah, we never appoint to this office of authority anyone who asks for it himself, nor anyone who is eager and greedy for it."
