[Machine] Abbas said, "O Messenger of Allah, command me to do something that Allah has granted to you." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "O Abbas, O uncle of the Messenger of Allah, a soul that is saved is better than a leadership that cannot be counted. This is what is preserved and transmitted. It was reported from Ibn Al-Munkadir from Jabir Ibn Abdullah that Abbas Ibn Abdul-Muttalib said, 'O Messenger of Allah, will you not appoint me?' He mentioned it, and Abu Abdul-Allah Al-Hafiz informed us, Abu Abdul-Allah Ahmad Ibn Qan'i, the judge in Baghdad, narrated to us, Muhammad Ibn Ali Ibn Al-Walid Al-Sulami Al-Basri narrated to us, Nasr Ibn Ali narrated to us, from Abu Ahmad Al-Zubairi, from Sufyan Ibn Sa'id. He mentioned it connectedly, and the first narration is more authentic. This narration is mentioned exclusively by Al-Sulami Al-Basri."  

قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ ؓ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَمِّرَنِي عَلَى بَعْضِ مَا وَلَّاكَ اللهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَا عَبَّاسُ يَا عَمَّ رَسُولِ اللهِ نَفْسٌ تُنْجِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ إِمَارَةٍ لَا تُحْصِيهَا هَذَا هُوَ الْمَحْفُوظُ مُرْسَلٌ وَقِيلَ عَنْهُ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَلَا تُوَلِّيَنِي فَذَكَرَهُ أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ قَانِعٍ الْقَاضِي بِبَغْدَادَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ السُّلَمِيُّ الْبَصْرِيُّ ثنا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ثنا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ فَذَكَرَهُ مَوْصُولًا وَالْأَوَّلُ أَصَحُّ تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ هَذَا السُّلَمِيُّ الْبَصْرِيُّ