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Sunan Abi Dawud 2930 (Book 20, Hadith 3) #23220
Asking for Responsible Posts

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ taught that asking for a responsible post is not the best way to gain employment.

Narrated Abu Musa: I went along with two men to see the Prophet . One of them recited tashahhud and said: We have come to you so that you may employ us for your work. The other also said the same thing. He (the Prophet) replied: The most faithless of you in our eyes is the one who asked for it (responsible post). Abu Musa then apologized to the Prophet and said: I did not know why they came to you. He did not employ them for anything until he died.
حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَخِيهِ، عَنْ بِشْرِ بْنِ قُرَّةَ الْكَلْبِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، قَالَ انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَ رَجُلَيْنِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ فَتَشَهَّدَ أَحَدُهُمَا ثُمَّ قَالَ جِئْنَا لِتَسْتَعِينَ بِنَا عَلَى عَمَلِكَ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ الآخَرُ مِثْلَ قَوْلِ صَاحِبِهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ أَخْوَنَكُمْ عِنْدَنَا مَنْ طَلَبَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَاعْتَذَرَ أَبُو مُوسَى إِلَى النَّبِيِّ وَقَالَ لَمْ أَعْلَمْ لِمَا جَاءَا لَهُ ‏.‏ فَلَمْ يَسْتَعِنْ بِهِمَا عَلَى شَىْءٍ حَتَّى مَاتَ

QUICK LESSONS:
Be humble when seeking help or assistance from others.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith, narrated by Abu Musa, teaches us that it is not wise to ask for a responsible post in order to gain employment. The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked by two men if he could employ them and he replied that the most faithless of them was the one who asked for it. This implies that asking for a responsible post is not the best way to gain employment and shows us how important it is to be humble when seeking work or any other kind of help from others. It also teaches us about patience as Abu Musa did not get employed until after the Prophet's death. We can learn from this hadith that we should always be humble and patient when seeking help or assistance from others, as this will lead us closer towards success in our endeavors.

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