Hadith 4211
Sunan an-Nasa'i
The Book of al-Bay'ah · It is disliked to be eager for positions of Authority
Arabic
أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ آدَمَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّكُمْ سَتَحْرِصُونَ عَلَى الإِمَارَةِ وَإِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ نَدَامَةً وَحَسْرَةً فَنِعْمَتِ الْمُرْضِعَةُ وَبِئْسَتِ الْفَاطِمَةُ " .
English translation
it was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "You will become keen for positions of authority, but that will become a regret and loss. What a good life they will live, but how hard it will be for them when they die."
Grade as stored: Sahih (Darussalam)
Narrator chain
- محمد بن آدم الجهني · first↓
- عبد الله بن المبارك الحنظلي · chain↓
- محمد بن أبي ذئب العامري · chain↓
- سعيد بن أبي سعيد المقبري · chain