Explanation of Riyad al-Salihin-49a

The reciter: He said -may Allah have mercy on him-: " And from Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), he said:

I see that you are weak, Abu Dharr, and I wish for you what I wish for myself. Do not accept rule over two people and do not become guardian of an orphan’s property.

قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: يا أبا ذر إني أراك ضعيفًا، وإني أحب لك ما أحب لنفسي، لا تأمَّرنَّ على اثنين ولا تولين مال يتيم

Mishkat al-Masabih 3682

Narrated by Muslim.
And from him, he said:

he asked God’s Messenger to make him a governor, but he struck him on his shoulder with his hand and said, “You are weak, Abu Dharr, and it is a trust which will be a cause of shame and regret on the day of resurrection except for him who undertakes it as it ought to be undertaken and fulfils his duty in it.”

قلتُ يا رسول الله ألا تستعملني ؟ فضرب بيده على منكِبي ثم قال: يا أبا ذر إنك ضعيف، وإنها أمانة، وإنها يوم القيامة خزي وندامة إلا من أخذها بحقها وأدى الذي عليه فيها

Mishkat al-Masabih 3682

Narrated by Muslim.
And from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) 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

إنكم ستحرصون على الإمارة، وستكون ندامة يوم القيامة

Sahih al-Bukhari 7148

Narrated by al-Bukhari " .

The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
Al-Hafiz al-Nawawi -may Allah have mercy on him- said in his book *Riyad al-Salihin, regarding what he transmitted from Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him): That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) : These are four sentences in which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) made clear to Abu Dharr what he made clear. He said to him: This statement is a direct confrontation in front of a person; there is no doubt that it is heavy on the soul, and it may have an impact when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says to you: But the trust requires it to be this way.