A man from among the Ansar came to the Messenger of Allah and said: "Will you not appoint me as you appointed so-and-so?" He said: "You will encounter selfishness after I am gone, so be patient until you meet me at the cistern (Al-Hawd)."
Sunan an-Nasa'i Book 49, Hadith 5
← Previous Hadith "Some people from among the Ash'aris came to me and said: 'Go with us to the Messenger of Allah , for we have something to ask him.' So I went with them, and they said: 'O Messenger of Allah, use us to do your work.'" Abu Musa said: "I apologized for what they said, and I told him that I did not know what they were going to ask. He believed me and excused me, and said: 'We do not appoint for our work anyone who asks for that.'"

Sunan an-Nasa'i Book 49, Hadith 4 Next Hadith → "The Messenger of Allah said: 'Do not ask for governorship. For if it is given to you because of asking, you will be left to your own devices, but if it is given to you without asking, you will be helped (by Allah).'"

Sunan an-Nasa'i Book 49, Hadith 6