It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: Two men from my tribe came with me, and we went to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Both of them spoke to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and requested a position of responsibility from him. Upon hearing this, the blessed face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) changed, or signs of displeasure appeared on his face. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The person who seeks leadership is, in my view, the most treacherous among you. You should adopt the fear of Allah Almighty. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not appoint them to any responsibility.

It is narrated from Tharwan bin Milhan, he says: We were sitting in the mosque when Sayyiduna Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by us. We said to him: If you have heard anything from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about tribulation (fitnah), then please tell us. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say that after me, some people will come who will gain power by killing one another. We said to him: If any other person had narrated this hadith to us, we would not have believed him. He said: This will happen soon.

Yazid bin Abi Sufyan says: When Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) sent me towards Syria, he said to me: O Yazid! There are your relatives there, it is possible that you may give preference to your relatives in assigning responsibilities. Of all things, I fear this most about you, while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever is made responsible for any matter among the affairs of the Muslims, then appoints someone as a ruler over them out of his own preference, the curse of Allah will be upon him. Or he said: The protection of Allah will be removed from him.

Masood bin Qabeesah or Qabeesah bin Masood says that the people of the tribe of Banu Muharib performed the Fajr prayer. When they had finished the prayer, a young man among them said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: Soon the east and west of the earth will be conquered for you, but beware! The guardian rulers will enter Hell, except for those who feared Allah and fulfilled the trust.

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Sayyiduna Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him): I want to ask you something, you must not hide anything from me. Sayyiduna Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah! I will not hide anything from you of what I know. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: What do you fear most for the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Misguiding rulers. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: You have spoken the truth, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) told me this confidentially.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: One day I was walking side by side with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) towards his house when I heard him say: "Besides the Dajjal, there is another trial which I fear for my Ummah." When I became afraid that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was about to enter his house, I said: "O Messenger of Allah! What do you fear for your Ummah more than the Dajjal?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Misguiding rulers."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) emphatically said to us:“What I fear most for you are misguided rulers.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Ujrah (may Allah be pleased with him): May Allah protect you from the rule of fools and incompetent people. Sayyiduna Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: What is meant by the rule of fools? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The rulers who will come after me, they will not follow my way and will not act upon my Sunnahs. Whoever affirms them despite their lies and helps them despite their oppression and injustice, he has no connection with me and I have no connection with him, nor will he come to me at my Pond. And whoever does not affirm their lies and does not help them in their oppression, he is of me and I am of him, and these are the people who will come to me at my Pond.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ka’b bin ‘Ujrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us; we were nine men, and there was a leather cushion placed among us. He said:“Soon after me, there will come rulers who will lie and commit injustice. Whoever goes to them and affirms their lies…”Then words similar to the previous narration were mentioned. The apparent reason for the dropping of the indicative noon in the imperfect verb is not visible (Researcher, Musnad). (Abdullah Rafiq)

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) has also narrated a similar type of hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).