(6) CHAPTER. He who seeks to be a ruler will be held responsible for that (i.e., Allah will not help him in his duty).
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Samura: Allah's Apostle said, O `Abdur-Rahman bin Samura! Do not seek to be a ruler, for if you are given authority on your demand, you will be held responsible for it, but if you are given it without asking for it, then you will be helped (by Allah) in it. If you ever take an oath to do something and later on you find that something else is better, then do what is better and make expiation for your oath.
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, You people will be keen to have the authority of ruling which will be a thing of regret for you on the Day of Resurrection. What an excellent wet nurse it is, yet what a bad weaning one it is!
Narrated Abu Musa: Two men from my tribe and I entered upon the Prophet. One of the two men said to the Prophet, O Allah's Apostle! Appoint me as a governor, and so did the second. The Prophet said, We do not assign the authority of ruling to those who ask for it, nor to those who are keen to have it.