Narrated Abu Musa: I went to the Prophet with two men from Ash-ari tribe. I said (to the Prophet), "I do not know that they want employment." The Prophet said, "No, we do not appoint for our jobs anybody who demands it earnestly."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 36: Hiring, Hadith #462
Narrated Abu Musa: I went to the Prophet with two men from Ash-ari tribe. I said (to the Prophet), "I do not know that they want employment." The Prophet said, "No, we do not appoint for our jobs anybody who demands it earnestly."
This hadith is from the book of Hiring in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 462 in book 36 of volume 3.
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