Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 15128

Al-Musayyab bin Najiyyah said: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Shall I not tell you specifically about myself and my household?" We said: "Yes." He said: "As for Hasan, he is a man of large bowls and laden tables, and he is a gallant young man, but he will be of no use to you in war. As for Abdullah bin Ja'far, he is a man of amusement, ease and idle pursuits. And do not let the two sons of Abbas deceive you. As for me and Husayn, we are from you and you are from us. By Allah, I fear that these people will be given the upper hand over you because of their righteousness in their land and your corruption in yours, because they fulfil the trust while you betray it, they obey their ruler while you disobey yours, and they are united upon their falsehood while you are divided over your truth. Their rule will be prolonged until they leave nothing that Allah Almighty has made sacred without making it lawful, and their oppression will enter every house of mud and of hair, until one of you becomes their follower, the way a slave supports his master: when he is present he obeys him, and when he is absent he reviles him; until, in that situation, the most detached among you will be the one who holds the best opinion of Allah Almighty. If Allah Almighty grants you well-being, accept it, and if you are put to trial, be patient, for the good end belongs to the God-fearing."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).