مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الأمراءBook of Governors
ما ذكر من حديث الأمراء والدخول عليهمNarrations Regarding the Words of Rulers and Entering Their Courts
Hadith 32713
٣٢٧١٣ - حدثنا ابن عيينة عن إبراهيم بن ميسرة عن طاوس قال: ذكرت الأمراء عند ابن عباس، (فابترك) (١) فيهم رجل، فتطاول حتى ما أرى في البيت أطول منه، فسمعت ابن عباس يقول: يا (هزهاز) (٢) لا تجعل نفسك فتنة للظالمين، فتقاصر حتى ما رأيت في القوم أقصر منه (٣).
It is narrated from Hazrat Tawus that the mention of the rulers was made in the presence of Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them). Among those people, a man began to speak very harshly against the rulers, to the extent that I did not find anyone in the house who would speak at such length with him. Then I heard Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) say: "O agitator! Do not make yourself a trial for the oppressors!" So he became silent, to the extent that I did not see anyone among the people more reserved in speech than him thereafter.
