أَخْبَرَنَا
أَبُو يَعْلَى ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ
بُرَيْدٍ ، عَنْ
أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ
أَبِي مُوسَى ، قَالَ : دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَا وَرَجُلانِ مِنْ بَنِي عَمِّي ، فَقَالَ أَحَدُ الرَّجُلَيْنِ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَمِّرْنَا عَلَى بَعْضِ مَا وَلاكَ اللَّهُ ، وَقَالَ الآخَرُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِِنَّا وَاللَّهِ لا نُوَلِّي عَلَى هَذَا الْعَمَلِ أَحَدًا سَأَلَهُ ، وَلا أَحَدًا حَرَصَ عَلَيْهِ " .
Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I and my two cousins went to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). One of them said: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! Appoint us as officials over some matter from the authority which Allah has granted you. The other person also said something similar. So the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: By Allah! We do not appoint to this responsibility anyone who asks for it, nor anyone who is eager for it.