Abdur Rahman bin Shumasa narrates: I went to Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) to ask for something, so Lady Aisha informed me: I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say this in this house: "O Allah! Whoever is made responsible for any affair of my Ummah and deals harshly with them, then be harsh with him, and whoever is made responsible for any affair of my Ummah and deals gently with them, then be gentle with him."
Hadith Referenceصحیح ابن حبان / كتاب البر والإحسان / 553
Hadith Gradingفضيلة الشيخ الإمام محمد ناصر الدين الألبانيصحيح - «الصحيحة» (3456): م.فضيلة الشيخ العلّامة شُعيب الأرناؤوطإسناده صحيح على شرط مسلم.