مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
أول مسند البصريينFirst Part of Musnad of the Basrans
حَدِيثُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHadith of 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him)
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ ، قَالَ : ذَكَرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ : " لَا تَسْأَلِ الْإِمَارَةَ ، فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ تُعْطَهَا عَنْ غَيْرِ مَسْأَلَةٍ ، تُعَنْ عَلَيْهَا ، وَإِنْ تُعْطَهَا عَنْ مَسْأَلَةٍ ، تُكَلْ إِلَيْهَا ، وَإِذَا حَلَفْتَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ ، وَرَأَيْتَ غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا ، فَأْتِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ ، وَكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me: O Abdur Rahman, never ask for leadership (government), because if it is given to you as a result of your asking, you will be left to it (without help), but if it is given to you without your asking, you will be helped in it. And when you swear an oath about something and then see a better option, then do the better thing and offer expiation for your oath.
