وَعَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ
قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يَا مُعَاوِيَةُ إِنْ وُلِّيتَ أَمْرًا فَاتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَاعْدِلْ». قَالَ: فَمَا زِلْتُ أَظُنُّ أَنِّي مُبْتَلًى بِعَمَلٍ لِقَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى ابْتليت
Muawiyah reported God’s Messenger as saying, “If you are put in a position of authority, Muawiyah, fear God and act justly.” He said that he kept thinking he would be afflicted by a governorship in accordance with what the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had said till it actually came true. Ahmad. Baihaqi transmitted Muawiyah’s tradition in Dalail an-nubuwa.
Mishkat al-Masabih 3559, Book 19, The Offices of Commander and Qadi, Hadith 54. 1 min read