Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When your leaders are the best among you, your wealthy are generous, and your affairs are decided by mutual consultation, then the surface of the earth is better for you than its interior (i.e., life is better than death). And when your rulers are evil, your wealthy are miserly, and your affairs are entrusted to women, then the interior of the earth is better for you than its surface (i.e., death is better than life)." (Tirmidhi), and he said: This hadith is gharib. Its chain is weak. Narrated by al-Tirmidhi.