Hadith #273
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ
بْنِ سَمُرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَهُ يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ لَا تَسْأَلْ 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 وَأْتِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ
Isnad Chain
عبد الله بن بكر
هشام
الحسن
عبد الرحمن
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Samura (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet ﷺ said to him: 'O 'Abd al-Rahman, do not seek authority. For if you are given it after asking you will be left to it, and if you are given it without asking you will be helped in it. And if you swear an oath and then see something better, make expiation for your oath and do what is better.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 38, Hadith 273
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 19711
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-56101