The Book on Government
كتاب الإمارة
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SELECTED CHAPTER
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The prohibition of seeking or desiring a position of authority
Hadith
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ENGLISH
It has been narrated on the authority of Jabir b. 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
People are the followers of Quraish in good as well as evil (i. e. in the customs of Islamic as well as pre-Islamic times).
ARABIC
النَّاسُ تَبَعٌ لِقُرَيْشٍ فِي الْخَيْرِ وَالشَّرِّ