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Sahih al-BukhariJudgments (Ahkaam)

Sahih al-Bukhari 7149

Chapter: What is disliked regarding the authority of ruling

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 7149

Narrator:Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ بُرَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَا وَرَجُلاَنِ مِنْ قَوْمِي فَقَالَ أَحَدُ الرَّجُلَيْنِ أَمِّرْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏.‏ وَقَالَ الآخَرُ مِثْلَهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏

إِنَّا لاَ نُوَلِّي هَذَا مَنْ سَأَلَهُ، وَلاَ مَنْ حَرَصَ عَلَيْهِ ‏"

Narrated Abu Musa:

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."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 7149).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله فِي حَدِيث أَبِي مُوسَى ( وَلَا مَنْ حَرَصَ عَلَيْهِ ) بِفَتْحِ الْمُهْمَلَة وَالرَّاء , وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ مُطَوَّلًا مِنْ وَجْه آخَر عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَة عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى فِي اِسْتِتَابَة الْمُرْتَدِّينَ وَذَكَرْت شَرْحه هُنَاكَ. وَفِي الْحَدِيث أَنَّ الَّذِي يَنَالهُ الْمُتَوَلِّي عَنْ النَّعْمَاء وَالسَّرَّاء دُونَ مَا يَنَالهُ مِنْ الْبَأْسَاء وَالضَّرَّاء , إِمَّا بِالْعَزْلِ فِي الدُّنْيَا فَيَصِير خَامِلًا وَإِمَّا بِالْمُؤَاخَذَةِ فِي الْآخِرَة وَذَلِكَ أَشَدّ , نَسْأَل اللَّه الْعَفْو. قَالَ الْقَاضِي الْبَيْضَاوِيّ : فَلَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَاقِلٍ أَنْ يَفْرَحَ بِلَذَّةٍ يَعْقُبهَا حَسَرَات , قَالَ الْمُهَلَّب : الْحِرْص عَلَى الْوِلَايَة هُوَ السَّبَب فِي اِقْتِتَال النَّاس عَلَيْ…

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