مسند أحمد
Musnad Ahmad Hadith 20627
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Original Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَهُ: " يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ، لَا تَسْأَلِ الْإِمَارَةَ، فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ أُعْطِيتَهَا عَنْ مَسْأَلَةٍ، ، وُكِلْتَ إِلَيْهَا، وَإِنْ أُعْطِيتَهَا عَنْ غَيْرِ مَسْأَلَةٍ أُعِنْتَ عَلَيْهَا، وَإِذَا حَلَفْتَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ، فَرَأَيْتَ غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا، فَكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ، وَائْتِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ " (١)،
Translation
English translation
It is narrated from Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me: O Abdur Rahman, never ask for leadership (government), because if it is given to you as a result of your asking, you will be left to it (without help), but if it is given to you without your asking, you will be helped in it. And when you swear an oath about something and then see a better option, then do the better thing and offer expiation for your oath.
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This is Hadith 20627 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 859, Hadith of 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 12.
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مسند احمد / أول مسند البصريين / 20627
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