The Book on Government
كتاب الإمارة
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It is disliked to be appointed to a position of authority unnecessarily
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ENGLISH
It has been narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
The Caliphate will remain among the Quraish even if only two persons are left (on the earth),
ARABIC
لاَ يَزَالُ هَذَا الأَمْرُ فِي قُرَيْشٍ مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ النَّاسِ اثْنَانِ