Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever dies with no imam over him dies the death of the Days of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah)."
This narration has been recorded by Imam al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains one narrator, al-Abbas bin al-Hasan al-Qantari, and I do not know him; its remaining narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الخلافة / 9138
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 5816»