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reported that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said this to him.
A POSITION OF AUTHORITY
|H 681
“Abu Dharr asked the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, „Will
you not appoint me to public office?‟ He patted him on the shoulder
and said, „Abu Dharr, you are weak and the office is a trust and is a
source of limitation on the Day of Judgement also, it can be a
source of remorse except for those who take it up with a full sense
of responsibility and fulfill its obligations.‟”
Muslim with a chain up to Abu Dharr who related that he asked the Prophet, praise
and peace be upon him, this question.
KNOW YOUR LIMITATIONS
|H 680
A POSITION OF AUTHORITY
|H 681
“Abu Dharr asked the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, „Will
you not appoint me to public office?‟ He patted him on the shoulder
and said, „Abu Dharr, you are weak and the office is a trust and is a
source of limitation on the Day of Judgement also, it can be a
source of remorse except for those who take it up with a full sense
of responsibility and fulfill its obligations.‟”
Muslim with a chain up to Abu Dharr who related that he asked the Prophet, praise
and peace be upon him, this question.
KNOW YOUR LIMITATIONS
|H 680