Sayyiduna Abu Tha'labah al-Khushani (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I met the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, entrust me to someone who teaches well." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entrusted me to Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) and then said: "I have entrusted you to a man who will teach you well and train you well." Sayyiduna Abu Tha'labah al-Khushani (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When I came, Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah (may Allah be pleased with him) was talking with Sayyiduna Abu al-Nu'man Bashir bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him). When the two of them saw me, they both fell silent. I said: "O Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah, by Allah, this is not how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told me." He said: "Sit down; we will tell you." Then he related that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There will be prophethood among you, then there will be a caliphate on the method of prophethood, and then there will be kingship and tyranny."
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains a narrator who is not named, and also a narrator who is majhul (unknown).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الخلافة / 8963
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (368) ، أخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 368»