Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Being a chief (irafah) is at first a cause of blame, at the end a cause of regret, and on the Day of Resurrection a cause of punishment." Abu Hazim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I said to Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): (Except) the one among them who fears Allah? He said: I narrate it just as I heard it.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20226