Hadith 7

Sunan an-Nasa'i

Book 49: The Book of the Etiquette of Judges Sahih

Chapter 5

Prohibition of Asking for Governorship

باب النَّهْىِ عَنْ مَسْأَلَةِ الإِمَارَةِ

Sahih
Sunan an-Nasa'i 5385
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ آدَمَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنِ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ ‏‏.‏
"‏ إِنَّكُمْ سَتَحْرِصُونَ عَلَى الإِمَارَةِ وَإِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ نَدَامَةً وَحَسْرَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَنِعْمَتِ الْمُرْضِعَةُ وَبِئْسَتِ الْفَاطِمَةُ ‏"
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that :

The Prophet [SAW] said: "You will be keen for governorship but it will be regret and loss on the Day of Resurrection. What a good position it is when they are alive, but how miserable their state when they die (and leave it behind)."

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

Abu Hurairah -

أبو هريرة عبد الرحمن بن صخر الدوسي

4,186 narrations

follower
2

Sa'id bin Abi Sa'id

سعيد بن أبي سعيد كيسان المقبري

673 narrations

successor
3

Muhammad bin 'Abdur Rahman b. Abi Dh'ab

محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن أبي ذئب

179 narrations

successor
4

'Abdullah bin Mubarak

عبد الله بن المبارك

716 narrations