It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Indeed, after me there will be imams (rulers and leaders) such that if you obey and follow them, they will put you on the path of disbelief, and if you disobey them, they will kill you. They will be the leaders of disbelief and the chiefs of misguidance."
Imam Ibn Abi Shaybah recorded this narration in al-Musannaf. Its chain contains a narrator named Ziyad bin al-Mundhir (Abu al-Jarud), whom the muhaddithun declared a liar and matruk (abandoned); on this basis the narration is extremely weak and unreliable in terms of its chain.
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب الفتن / 4345
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده موضوع
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