Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Al-Ahkam (Judgements)
7- بَابُ مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ الْحِرْصِ عَلَى الإِمَارَةِ:
(7) Chapter. What is disliked regarding being keen to have the authority of ruling.
2 hadith · references 7148–7149
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Bukhari · 7148إِنَّكُمْ سَتَحْرِصُونَ عَلَى الْإِمَارَةِ وَسَتَكُونُ نَدَامَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ، فَنِعْمَ الْمُرْضِعَةُ وَبِئْسَتِ الْفَاطِمَةُThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You people will be keen to have the authority of ruling which will be a thing of regret for you on the Day of Resurrection. What an excellent wet nurse it is, yet what a bad weaning one it is!"10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 7149دَخَلْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَا وَرَجُلَانِ مِنْ قَوْمِي ، فَقَالَ أَحَدُ الرَّجُلَيْنِ : أَمِّرْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ مِثْلَهُ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّا لَا نُوَلِّي هَذَاTwo 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 author5 narrators