The Book of the Etiquette of Judges
كتاب آداب القضاة
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Prohibition of Asking for Governorship
Hadith
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ENGLISH
It was narrated from Usaid bin Hudair that:
A man from among the Ansar came to the Messenger of Allah [ﷺ] and said: "Will you not appoint me as you appointed so-and-so?" He said: "You will encounter selfishness after I am gone, so be patient until you meet me at the cistern (Al-Hawd)."
ARABIC
إِنَّكُمْ سَتَلْقَوْنَ بَعْدِي أَثَرَةً فَاصْبِرُوا حَتَّى تَلْقَوْنِي عَلَى الْحَوْضِ