It is narrated from Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Umayyah (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Habib bin Maslamah (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Sayyiduna Qays bin Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) at the time of the first civil strife (fitnah), while he was on horseback. He moved back from the front of the saddle to make room for him and said to him: "Mount," but he refused to mount. Then Sayyiduna Qays (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Indeed, I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'The owner of the mount has more right to (sit on) its front.'" Sayyiduna Habib (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I am not unaware of what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, but I fear (the enemy) on your account."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith is not narrated from Habib bin Maslamah (may Allah be pleased with him) except with this chain, and Ibn Wahb (may Allah have mercy on him) is alone in narrating it."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الألف / 1927
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه أحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 15717، وابن أبي شيبة فى «مصنفه» برقم: 25982، والطبراني فى «الكبير» برقم: 3534، 892، 891، والطبراني فى «الأوسط» برقم: 6550»