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Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 10173 — When the people disapproved

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُرْسٍ الْمِصْرِيُّ، ثنا وَهْبُ اللهِ بْنُ رِزْقٍ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ الْمِصْرِيُّ، ثنا بِشْرُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدَةُ بْنُ أَبِي لُبَابَةَ الْأَزْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي زِرُّ بْنُ حُبَيْشٍ قَالَ: لَمَّا أَنْكَرَ النَّاسُ سِيرَةَ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مُعَيْطٍ، فَزِعَ النَّاسُ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ: اصْبِرُوا؛ فَإِنَّ جَوْرَ إِمَامٍ خَمْسِينَ عَامًا خَيْرٌ مِنْ هَرْجِ شَهْرٍ، وَذَلِكَ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «لَا بُدَّ لِلنَّاسِ مِنْ إِمَارَةٍ بَرَّةٍ أَوْ فَاجِرَةٍ، فَأَمَّا الْبَرَّةُ فَتَعْدِلُ فِي الْقَسْمِ، وَيُقْسَمُ بَيْنَكُمْ فَيْؤُكُمْ بِالسَّوِيَّةِ، وَأَمَّا الْفَاجِرَةُ فَيُبْتَلَى فِيهَا الْمُؤْمِنُ، وَالْإِمَارَةُ الْفَاجِرَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْهَرْجِ» ، قِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، وَمَا الْهَرْجُ؟ قَالَ: «الْقَتْلُ وَالْكَذِبُ»
Zirr bin Hubaysh (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When the people disapproved of the conduct of rule of al-Walid bin Uqbah bin Abi Mu'ayt, they came in alarm to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said to them: Be patient, for enduring the oppression of a ruler for fifty years is better than one month of chaos. That is because I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "People must have some government, whether righteous or wicked. As for the righteous government, it is just in distribution and divides your fay' (spoils gained without fighting) equally among you; and as for the wicked government, the believer is tested in it; and a wicked government is better than chaos." It was said: O Messenger of Allah, what is chaos? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Killing and lying."
Hadith Reference المعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 10173
Hadith Takhrij المعجم الكبير للطبراني (مطبوعہ): جلد 10، صفحہ 132، حدیث 10210