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Sunan an-Nasa'i, 4211
sahih· Darussalam

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin MubarakfromMuhammad bin 'Abdur Rahman b. Abi Dh'abfromSa'id bin Abi Sa'id (Kaysan)fromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِنَّكُمْ سَتَحْرِصُونَ عَلَى الإِمَارَةِ وَإِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ نَدَامَةً وَحَسْرَةً فَنِعْمَتِ الْمُرْضِعَةُ وَبِئْسَتِ الْفَاطِمَةُ ‏

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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."

Original Arabic chain wording

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 ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 39, Hadith 63
English Reference
Vol. 5, Book 39, Hadith 4216
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