It was narrated that 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samurah said:
"The Messenger of Allah [ﷺ] said: 'Do not ask for governorship. For if it is given to you because of asking, you will be left to your own devices, but if it is given to you without asking, you will be helped (by Allah).'"
أَخْبَرَنَا مُجَاهِدُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، ح وَأَنْبَأَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
لاَ تَسْأَلِ الإِمَارَةَ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ أُعْطِيتَهَا عَنْ مَسْأَلَةٍ وُكِلْتَ إِلَيْهَا وَإِنْ أُعْطِيتَهَا عَنْ غَيْرِ مَسْأَلَةٍ أُعِنْتَ عَلَيْهَا
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Isnad
10 transmitters- 1Mjahd bin MusaBaghdad · d. 244 AH
- 2Isma'il bin Ibrahim - Ibn 'Aliyaal-Basra · d. 193 AH
- 3Yonus bin Yazid bin Abi al-Nijadd. 160 AH
- 4al-Hasan al-BasriMedina/al-Basra · d. 110 AH
- 5'Abdur Rahman bin SamraMakkah/Medina/Basra · d. ~50 AH
- 6'Amr bin 'Ali bin Bahr al-Bahlial-Basra · d. 249 AH
- 7Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-QatanBasra · d. 198 AH
- 8'Abdullah bin 'Awn bin Artabanal-Basra, Syria, Hijaz, Kufa · d. 150 AH
- 9al-Hasan al-BasriMedina/al-Basra · d. 110 AH
- 10'Abdur Rahman bin SamraMakkah/Medina/Basra · d. ~50 AH
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 49, Hadith 6
- English Reference
- Vol. 6, Book 49, Hadith 5386