It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) (Sharik (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "I do not know whether he narrated it as the Prophet's saying or not") that he said: "Leadership (rule and authority): its beginning is regret, its middle is penalty and loss, and its end is punishment on the Day of Resurrection."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Abdullah bin Isa except Sharik; Muhammad bin Aban is alone in narrating it."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 5616
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:رجاله ثقات
Hadith Takhrij«قال الهيثمي: ورجاله ثقات «مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد، ج 5، ص 201»» «أخرجه البيهقي فى «السنن الكبرى» برقم: 20284، والطيالسي فى «مسنده» برقم: 2649، وابن حجر فى «المطالب العالية» برقم: 2263 / 1، 2263 / 2»