Salim bin Abdullah narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said from the pulpit: "If you criticize his (Usamah bin Zaid's) leadership, then it would mean that you had also criticized his father's leadership before this. By Allah! He (Zaid) was born for this (position). By Allah! He is the most beloved of people to me. By Allah! This (Usamah) was born for this (leadership). By Allah! After Zaid, he is the most beloved of people to me. I advise you regarding him; indeed, he is among your righteous people."

Yazid bin Sharik says that Dahhak bin Qais sent a decorated garment to Marwan. Marwan said to the guard: Look, who is at the door? He said: Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) is here. He allowed him to come in and said: Abu Hurairah! Narrate a hadith you heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Soon a man will wish that if he were to fall from the star Thurayya, it would be nothing, but (he would wish) that he is not made responsible for any matter of the people."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you wish, I will make clear to you the reality of leadership—what it is. First comes blame, then regret, and in the end, on the Day of Resurrection, there is punishment, except for the one who acts with justice and fairness. But who is there who can deal justly with his relatives?"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "You will certainly covet authority and leadership, (but remember that) it will be a cause of regret and remorse on the Day of Resurrection. The one who suckles is very good, but the one who weans is very bad (that is, in the beginning of leadership there is comfort, but its end is not good)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever takes responsibility for the affairs of ten people will come to Allah on the Day of Resurrection with his hands bound to his neck. His good deeds will set him free, or his evil deeds will destroy him. (This leadership) begins with blame, is filled with regret in the middle, and ends with disgrace on the Day of Resurrection."

It is narrated from Hasan that Sayyiduna ‘Aidh bin ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a companion of the Messenger, went to ‘Abdullah bin Ziyad and said: My son! I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say:“The worst ruler is the one who is unjust.”Beware, lest you become one of them. He said: Sit down, you are among the lowly kind of companions. He replied: Were there lowly people among the companions as well? Lowly people are found among those who came after the companions and among others.

Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came to the door of a house in which some Quraysh were sitting. He held the door frame and stood, and asked: "Are there only Quraysh in the house?" It was said: O Messenger of Allah! (We are all Quraysh, except) our nephew is also present. He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "A people's nephew is considered one of them." Then he said: "This (matter of leadership) will remain among the Quraysh as long as they show mercy when mercy is requested, judge with justice, and are fair in distribution. Whoever does not do so, upon him is the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people. Neither his obligatory worship will be accepted nor his voluntary."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that we, about eighty (80) men from the Quraysh, were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), all of us were Qurayshi. By Allah! That day these people looked very handsome. They mentioned women and talked about them, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also conversed with them (and spoke so much that) I wished that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would become silent. Then I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he recited the sermon of testimony and said:“After praise and blessings (I say this): O Quraysh! You are deserving of this (leadership) as long as you do not disobey Allah Almighty. If you disobey, Allah Almighty will send people who will strip your skin off just as the bark is stripped from this branch (which was in his hand).”Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stripped the bark from his branch, (because of which) it suddenly appeared white and hard.

Imam Zuhri says that Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mut’im was with a Qurayshi delegation present with Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him). He conveyed to them that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated this hadith:“Soon there will be a king from Qahtan.”He (Muawiyah) became angry, stood up, praised and glorified Allah, and said:“It has reached me that some people narrate such things which are neither found in the Book of Allah nor transmitted from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). These people are extremely ignorant. Beware of such desires which mislead those who follow their desires. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: ‘This (leadership) matter will remain among the Quraysh as long as they uphold the religion. Allah will bring down on their faces anyone who opposes them.’”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "As long as two men remain, this (leadership) matter will remain among the Quraysh."