صحيح البخاري

Hadith 7149

Book 94: The Book of Al-Ahkam (Judgements)

كِتَاب الْأَحْكَامِ

Chapter 7

(7) Chapter. What is disliked regarding being keen to have the authority of ruling.

7- بَابُ مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ الْحِرْصِ عَلَى الإِمَارَةِ:

English narration

Narrated by عبد الله بن قيس الأشعري

Two men from my tribe and I entered upon the Prophet. One of the two men said to the Prophet, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Appoint me as a governor," and so did the second. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "We do not assign the authority of ruling to those who ask for it, nor to those who are keen to have it."

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ بُرَيْدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : "

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَا وَرَجُلَانِ مِنْ قَوْمِي ، فَقَالَ أَحَدُ الرَّجُلَيْنِ : أَمِّرْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ مِثْلَهُ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّا لَا نُوَلِّي هَذَا مَنْ سَأَلَهُ ، وَلَا مَنْ حَرَصَ عَلَيْهِ

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Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 7149In-book: Book 94, Hadith 7149

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