Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever is in charge of even three people will present himself before Allah Almighty with his hand bound; his justice will free him, or his injustice will keep him bound."
Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains Ibrahim bin Hisham bin Yahya al-Ghassani, whom Ibn Hibban and others declared thiqah (trustworthy), while Abu Hatim and Abu Zur'ah called him a liar; the rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الخلافة / 9044
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