Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: He said: He who sticks to a king is perverted. This version adds: The nearer a servant (of Allah) goes to a king, the farther he keeps away from Allah.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The chain of narration of this hadith is weak.
And its meaning has already been mentioned in the previous hadith.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2860