Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed us, and in his sermon he said to us: "Soon I will be called and I will respond. After me, officials will be over you who will do what you do and will do what you recognise as good; obedience to them is true obedience." (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Then he mentioned the full hadith; the complete narration is in the chapter on unjust rulers.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat from his teacher Muhammad bin Ali al-Marwazi, who is da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الخلافة / 9087
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 10747، وأخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 6984»