5385 - Muhammad ibn Adam ibn Sulayman narrated to us, from Ibn al-Mubarak, from Ibn Abi Dhi'b, from al-Maqburi, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: "You will eagerly seek positions of authority, and it will be a source of regret and remorse on the Day of Resurrection. What an excellent wet nurse it is, and what an evil weaning mother it is."(1)

6 - Chapter: The appointment of poets

5386 - Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad informed us, saying: Hajjaj narrated to us, from Ibn Jurayj, saying: Ibn Abi Mulaykah informed me that Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr informed him that a group of riders from Banu Tamim arrived before the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. Abu Bakr said: "Appoint al-Qa'qa' ibn Ma'bad as their leader." Umar said: "Rather, appoint al-Aqra' ibn Habis as their leader." The two of them disputed until their voices grew loud, and concerning that the following was revealed: {O you who have believed, do not...}--------------------------------------------
= from Yunus ibn Ubayd, with it. In the narration of all of them—except Abu Dawud—there is the addition of the previous hadith about the oath. It was also recorded by Ahmad (20625), and al-Bukhari (6722) through two chains from Ibn 'Awn, with it, with the addition of the hadith about the oath.
It was also recorded—in full and with the addition of the hadith about the oath—by Ahmad (20622), (20627), (20628), and (20629), al-Bukhari (6622) and (7146), Muslim (1652): (19) and (1652): (13) following hadith (1823), Abu Dawud (2929), and Ibn Hibban (4479) and (4480) through multiple chains from al-Hasan, with it.
The hadith about the oath has preceded under number (3782).
His statement: "You have been entrusted to it": that is, to the request, and this is a metaphor for the absence of divine assistance in knowing the truth and being granted success in acting upon it, because when one presumes to make the request, he has relied on himself, and thus does not deserve assistance.
(1) Its chain is authentic, and it is a repetition of hadith (4211) in both chain and text.