حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِکِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيِْ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي شُعَيْبُ بْنُ اللَّيْثِ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ عَنْ بَکْرِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ عَنْ ابْنِ حُجَيْرَةَ الْأَکْبَرِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا تَسْتَعْمِلُنِي قَالَ فَضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَی مَنْکِبِي ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِنَّکَ ضَعِيفٌ وَإِنَّهَا أَمَانَةُ وَإِنَّهَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ خِزْيٌ وَنَدَامَةٌ إِلَّا مَنْ أَخَذَهَا بِحَقِّهَا وَأَدَّی الَّذِي عَلَيْهِ فِيهَا
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 4719
It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Dharr who said: I said to the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ): Messenger of Allah, will you not appoint me to a public office? He stroked my shoulder with his hand and said: Abu Dharr, thou art weak and authority is a trust. and on the Day of judgment it is a cause of humiliation and repentance except for one who fulfils its obligations and (properly) discharges the duties attendant thereon.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020