Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "O Banu Salimah! Who is your chief?" They submitted: "It is Jadd bin Qays, though we accuse him of miserliness." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What illness is worse than miserliness?" They submitted: "O Messenger of Allah! Then who will be our chief?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Bishr bin al-Bara' bin Ma'rur."
Al-Tabarani recorded it with two chains, and the narrators of one of them are the narrators of the Sahih, except for al-Tabarani's two teachers; however, I have not seen anyone declare those two weak.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15748
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ حسن
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (81/19)»