Evil officials and the helpers of oppressors

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In the last times there will be oppressive rulers, sinful ministers, treacherous judges and lying scholars. Whoever of you lives to see that time must never become a collector (jabi), an overseer ('arif) or a policeman for them (that is, a government official)."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Saghir and al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains Dawud bin Sulayman al-Khurasani, about whom al-Tabarani said: "There is no harm in him," while al-Azdi said: "He is very weak." Its chain also contains Mu'awiyah bin al-Haytham, whom I do not know, and the rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Abu al-Walid al-Qurashi narrates: I was with Bilal bin Abi Burdah when a man from the Abd al-Qays tribe came to him and said: "May Allah Almighty keep the Amir well! The people of al-Taff do not pay the zakah of their wealth." The narrator said: I knew about what he had said, so I informed the Amir. He asked: "Whom are you from?" He replied: "From the Abd al-Qays tribe." He asked: "What is your name?" He said: "So-and-so, son of so-and-so." He wrote to the chief of his police and said: "Send someone to the Abd al-Qays tribe and ask about so-and-so, son of so-and-so: what is this man's lineage like among them?" The messenger came back and said: "I found that his lineage is called into question." Bilal bin Abi Burdah said: "Allahu Akbar! My father narrated this hadith to me from my grandfather, Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'None oppresses people except one born of fornication, or one who has a strain of it in him.'" The narrator Abu al-Walid reported the words: "(None) strives (against people)."
Al-Tabarani recorded it; Abu al-Walid al-Qurashi is majhul (unknown), and the rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Mas'ud bin Qabisah, or perhaps Qabisah bin Mas'ud, narrates: This clan of Muharib prayed the morning prayer. When they had prayed, a young man among them said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Soon the eastern and western lands of the earth will be conquered for you, and their officials will be in Hell, except for those who fear Allah and fulfil the trust."
Ahmad recorded it; its chain contains Shaqiq bin Hayyan, about whom Abu Hatim said: "He is majhul (unknown)."

Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until Allah Almighty sends lying rulers, sinful ministers, treacherous trustees and sinful scholars, whose outward appearance will be like that of monks, and who will have no desire (for good). Here the narrator is unsure about one word. Then Allah Almighty will engulf them in a dark, dusty trial in which they will wander about bewildered, just as the Jews wandered about in wrongdoing."
Al-Bazzar recorded it; its chain contains Habib bin Imran al-Kala'i, whom I do not know, and the rest of its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In this Ummah, in the last times (the narrator is unsure, or perhaps the words are:) in the last times, from this Ummah, there will come forth men who will carry whips like the tails of cattle; they will go out in the morning under the displeasure of Allah Almighty and return in the evening under His wrath."
Ahmad recorded it, and al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat and al-Mu'jam al-Kabir.

In one of his narrations the words are: "Beware of becoming one of their close companions." The narrators of Ahmad are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "If your life is prolonged, you will soon see people who go out in the morning under the displeasure of Allah Almighty and return in the evening under His curse, carrying in their hands whips like the tails of cattle."
Al-Bazzar recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We have seen everything that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) described to us, except that he (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: "There will be men to whom it will be said on the Day of Resurrection: 'Put down your whips and enter Hell!'"
Al-Bazzar recorded it; its chain contains Hisham bin Ziyad, who is matruk (abandoned).

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is any one of you unable to recite Surah al-Ikhlas at night? For it is equal to the whole Qur'an." He (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: "People must have an overseer ('arif) (that is, a government official), and the overseer will be in Hell. On the Day of Resurrection the policeman will be brought and it will be said to him: 'Put down your whip and enter Hell!'"
Abu Ya'la recorded it; its chain contains Ubays bin Maymun, who is matruk (abandoned).

Imam al-Sha'bi narrates: Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) saw a man whose appearance pleased him. He asked: "Whom is this man from?" He said: "He is one of those upon whom Allah Almighty has bestowed favour." Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "All of us are among those upon whom Allah Almighty has bestowed favour. Whom are you from?" He replied: "From the people of the earth." Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "All of us are from the people of the earth. Whom are you from?" He said: "From the Nabataeans" (a people who lived between Iraq and Jordan). Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Get away from me! For I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: 'These are the killers of the Prophets and the helpers of the oppressors. When they acquire estates and raise up buildings, then flee (from them), flee!'"
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains Abd al-Rahman bin Mighwal, who is matruk (abandoned).

Khalid bin Hakim bin Hizam narrates: Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah (may Allah be pleased with him) spoke harshly to a man, and Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) objected to it. It was said: "You have angered the Amir?" So he went to him and said: "I did not intend to anger you, but I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: 'On the Day of Resurrection, the most severely punished of people will be those who most severely punished people in the world.'"
Ahmad and al-Tabarani recorded it. Al-Tabarani's wording is: "It was said to him: 'You have angered the Amir?'" and he added: "Go and let them go free!" Its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih except Khalid bin Hakim, and he is thiqah (trustworthy). A hadith about sincere counsel to the rulers has already been mentioned.