Sayyiduna al-Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to us while we were in the mosque after the Isha prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his gaze towards the sky and then lowered it, so that we thought something might have happened in the sky. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Soon after me there will be rulers who will oppress and lie. Whoever affirms their lies and helps them in their oppression has nothing to do with me, and I have nothing to do with him. And whoever does not affirm their lies and does not side with them in their oppression is connected to me, and I am connected to him. Beware! The blood of a Muslim is an expiation. Beware! Saying Subhan Allah, al-hamdu lillah, la ilaha illallah and Allahu akbar: these are the enduring good deeds." (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: From this Companion there is another hadith about the enduring good deeds, besides this narration, and Ibn Majah recorded it.
Ahmad recorded it; its chain contains a narrator who is not named, and the rest of its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الخلافة / 9264
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه احمد فى المسند (267/4) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 17889»