أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ آدَمَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَکِ عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّکُمْ سَتَحْرِصُونَ عَلَی الْإِمَارَةِ وَإِنَّهَا سَتَکُونُ نَدَامَةً وَحَسْرَةً فَنِعْمَتِ الْمُرْضِعَةُ وَبِئْسَتْ الْفَاطِمَةُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4226
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم 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.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020