Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In this (matter of caliphate), people follow the Quraysh; the common Muslims follow the Qurayshi Muslims just as their common disbelievers have always followed the Qurayshi disbelievers.

Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This caliphate will remain in the hands of the Quraysh as long as there are two men among them.

Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say, "There will be twelve leaders (amirs) in my ummah." Then he said something which I did not hear. Later, my father informed me that he (the Prophet) said, "All of them will be from the Quraysh."

Narrated Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): When Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was wounded, it was said to him, "Why do you not appoint a successor (caliph)?" He replied, "If I appoint a successor, there is a precedent for it, as someone better than me appointed a successor, meaning Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). And if I leave it to the opinion of the Muslims, there is also a precedent for that, as someone better than me left the selection (of the caliph) to the Muslims, meaning the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." Then the people praised him, and he said, "Some praise me from their hearts, and some out of fear. Now, I consider it sufficient if I escape from the responsibilities of the caliphate with equality before Allah—neither do I receive any reward, nor any punishment. I have borne the burden of the caliphate throughout my life. Now, at death, I will not bear this burden."

Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: O Abdur Rahman bin Samurah! Never ask for a position of authority, because if it is given to you after you have asked for it, Allah the Exalted will withdraw His help from you. But if it is given to you without your asking, then you will be helped by Allah in it.

Hazrat Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and with me were two men from the Ash'ari tribe. One was on my right side and the other on my left. At that time, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was using a miswak. Both of them requested the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) for service, meaning for government and position. The Prophet said: "Abu Musa or Abdullah bin Qais!" (the narrator is in doubt). I immediately said: "O Messenger of Allah! By the Lord who has sent you as a true Prophet, they did not tell me what was in their hearts, nor did I know that these two persons wanted service." Hazrat Abu Musa says: "As I am seeing your miswak at this moment, it was raised under your lip." The Prophet said: "Whoever asks us for service, we do not give him service. But Abu Musa or Abdullah bin Qais! You go to Yemen as governor." (So Abu Musa departed.) After that, the Prophet also sent Mu'adh bin Jabal after him. When Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) reached Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) in Yemen, Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) spread a mattress for him to sit on and said: "Dismount and sit on the mattress." At that time, there was a man with them whose hands were tied. Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "Who is this man?" He said: "He was a Jew, then he became a Muslim, and now he has become a Jew again." And Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him): "If you dismount and sit..." He said: "I will not sit until, according to the command of Allah and His Messenger, he is killed." He said this three times. Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered, and he was killed. Then Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) sat down. Then both of them discussed the night prayer (Tahajjud). Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I worship at night and I also sleep, and I hope that I will get the same reward for sleeping as I get for praying and worshipping."

Narrated Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them): The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Each of you is a shepherd and each of you will be questioned about his flock. So, the leader of the people is a shepherd and he will be questioned about his flock. Every man is a shepherd over the members of his household and he will be questioned about his flock. A woman is a shepherd over her husband’s house and his children, and she will be questioned about them. A servant is a shepherd over his master’s property and he will be questioned about it. So, know that each of you is a shepherd and each of you will be questioned about his flock (on the Day of Resurrection).

Hasan narrates that Ubaydullah bin Ziyad came to visit Miqdal bin Yasar (may Allah be pleased with him) during the illness in which he passed away. Miqdal bin Yasar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him, "I will tell you a hadith which I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: When Allah appoints a servant as a ruler over a people and he does not protect them with goodwill, he will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise."

Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed us and mentioned ghulul (embezzlement), and while clarifying the severity of this crime, said: I should not find any one of you on the Day of Resurrection in such a state that there is a goat loaded on his neck and it is bleating, or there is a horse loaded on his neck and it is neighing, and that person says to me: O Messenger of Allah! Help me. But I will reply: I cannot help you in any way, I had already conveyed (the message of God) to you. Or there is a camel loaded on his neck and it is grunting, and that person says: O Messenger of Allah! Help me. But I will reply: I cannot help you in any way, I had already conveyed the message of God to you. Or (he comes in such a state that) he has gold, silver, or goods loaded on his neck and says to me: O Messenger of Allah! Help me, but I will say to him: I cannot help you in any way, I had already conveyed the message of Allah to you.

Hazrat Abu Humaid Sa'idi (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed a collector. The collector completed his work and then came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! This wealth is yours, and this wealth was given to me as a gift." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then why did you not remain seated in your parents' house and see whether you would be given any gift or not?" After that, he stood up to deliver a sermon after the night prayer, and after reciting the testimony of faith and praising Allah as He deserves, he said: "To proceed! What is the matter with such a collector whom we appoint (to collect jizyah and other taxes), and then he comes to us and says, 'This is your tax, and this was given to me as a gift.' Why did he not remain seated in his parents' house and see whether he would be given a gift or not? By the One in Whose hand is my soul, if any one of you commits treachery with any of this wealth, then on the Day of Resurrection he will come carrying it on his neck. If he has been treacherous with a camel, he will bring it while it is making a sound. If he has been treacherous with a cow, he will bring it while it is mooing. If he has been treacherous with a goat, he will bring it while it is bleating. So I have conveyed (the message) to you." Hazrat Abu Humaid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hand so high that we began to see the whiteness of his armpits.