Hasan says that Ubaydullah bin Ziyad visited Sayyiduna Ma'qil bin Yasar (may Allah be pleased with him) during the illness in which he passed away. Ma'qil (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Indeed, I am narrating to you a hadith which I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). If I knew that my life would continue, I would not narrate this hadith to you. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Any servant whom Allah makes a ruler over the people, and he dies on the day of his death while deceiving his people, then Allah makes Paradise forbidden for him." Imam Muslim has also narrated something similar with his chain, and in it, instead of (ghashsha li ra’iyyatihi) "deceiving his people," the words are (wa huwa ghash) "and he is a deceiver."
Hadith Referenceمسند الشهاب / 805
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح ، وأخرجه البخاري فى «صحيحه» برقم: 7150، 7151، ومسلم فى «صحيحه» برقم: 142، وابن حبان فى «صحيحه» برقم: 4495، والدارمي فى «مسنده» برقم: 2838، والبيهقي فى "سننه الكبريٰ"، 16735، وأحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 20615»
Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Malik al-Dar reports that Ziyad came to visit Abdullah bin Mughaffal (may Allah be pleased with him) during his illness. Abdullah bin Mughaffal (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: O Ziyad! Fear Allah, for the evil of rulers is a destructive thing. Ziyad said to him: You are among the lowest of the companions of Muhammad (peace be upon him). He replied: There was no one lowly among the companions of Muhammad (peace be upon him). O Ziyad! Shall I not tell you something which I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)? He said: Why not (tell me), but do not attribute a lie to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). He said: If (hypothetically) I were to lie about any ordinary person, I would still never lie about the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: "Any ruler who spends the night deceiving his people, the fragrance and breeze of Paradise will be forbidden to him, even though its fragrance comes from a distance of seventy years." The narrator says that Ziyad said to him: Ask me for whatever you wish. He said: I only ask you that you neither benefit me nor harm me; if I fall ill, do not come to visit me, and if I die, do not attend my funeral. The narrator says that only a few nights had passed when he (Abdullah) passed away. Ziyad saw people crowding around his funeral. He said: Who is this? The people said: Abdullah bin Mughaffal. He said: By Allah! If he had not asked me not to attend his funeral, I would certainly have attended it.
Hadith Referenceمسند الشهاب / 806
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعیف
Hadith Takhrijإسناده ضعیف، ابومعشر ضعیف و مختلط ہے ۔