أَخْبَرَنَا
أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
شَيْبَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
الْحَسَنُ ، أَنَّ
عَائِذَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ دَخَلَ عَلَى عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ ، فَقَالَ : أَيْ بُنَيَّ ، إِِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " إِِنَّ شَرَّ الرِّعَاءِ الْحُطَمَةُ ، فَإِِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنْهُمْ " . فَقَالَ : اجْلِسْ ، فَإِِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مِنْ نُخَالَةِ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ . فَقَالَ : هَلْ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ نُخَالَةٌ ، إِِنَّمَا كَانَتِ النُّخَالَةُ بَعْدَهُمْ ، وَفِي غَيْرِهِمْ .
Hasan al-Basri narrates: Sayyiduna ‘Aidh bin ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a companion of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), went to ‘Ubaydullah bin Ziyad. He said: O my son! I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: “Indeed, the worst ruler is a tyrannical ruler.” So try to avoid being among them. ‘Ubaydullah bin Ziyad said: Please sit down, you are one of the bad individuals among the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He replied: Can there be any fault among the companions? The fault is in those who come after them and in others besides them.