The Prophet ﷺ 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!"  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ سَتَحْرِصُونَ عَلَى الإِمَارَةِ وَسَتَكُونُ نَدَامَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَنِعْمَ الْمُرْضِعَةُ وَبِئْسَتِ الْفَاطِمَةُ وَقَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ حُمْرَانَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَوْلَهُ  

Two men from my tribe and I entered upon the Prophet. One of the two men said to the Prophet, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Appoint me as a governor," and so did the second. The Prophet ﷺ said, "We do not assign the authority of ruling to those who ask for it, nor to those who are keen to have it."  

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَا وَرَجُلاَنِ مِنْ قَوْمِي فَقَالَ أَحَدُ الرَّجُلَيْنِ أَمِّرْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَقَالَ الآخَرُ مِثْلَهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّا لاَ نُوَلِّي هَذَا مَنْ سَأَلَهُ وَلاَ مَنْ حَرَصَ عَلَيْهِ