Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abdur Rahman! Do not seek a position of authority, for if it is given to you as a result of your asking, you will be left to it (on your own); but if it is given to you without your asking, you will be helped in it. And when you take an oath and then see that something else is better than it, then do what is better and offer expiation for your oath."