A similar hadith is also narrated from Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) through this chain. The hadith of Abu Muawiyah, whose chain is as follows «عن يحيى بن سعيد عن عبد الله بن دينار عن ابن عمر عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم», has no basis; the hadith (narration) of Musa bin Ubaidah is the well-known one.
2- Malik bin Anas narrated this hadith from Yahya bin Saeed through a mursal chain and did not mention the intermediary «عن عبد الله بن دينار عن ابن عمر» in its chain.
´It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Dinar, that Ibn 'Umar said:` "The Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said: 'When my Ummah walks in a proud march, and its servants are the children of kings, children of Persians and Romans, the evilest of them will be set over the best of them"
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Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
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(In the chain of narration, Musa bin Ubaydah is weak; however, due to corroboration from the following chain, this hadith is also authentic.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2261