It is narrated from Sayyiduna Miqdad bin Aswad and Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a ruler starts searching for the faults of the people, he corrupts them.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Qais bin Sa'd bin 'Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever strengthens his ruler by disobeying Allah, Allah Almighty will weaken and thwart his schemes on the Day of Resurrection.

It is narrated from Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When the offspring of such-and-such a man reach thirty, these people will exchange Allah's wealth among themselves, will find faults and deficiencies in the religion of Allah, and will enslave the servants of Allah.

Dawud bin Abi Salih says that one day Marwan came and saw a man who had placed his face upon the grave. Marwan said: Do you know what you are doing? When he turned towards him, he saw that it was Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub. So he said: Yes, I know. I have come to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, not to a stone. I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: When the heirs and inheritors of the religion are worthy and deserving people, then do not weep for the religion. However, weep for the religion when unworthy people become its heirs and owners.

Hasan says that Sayyiduna ‘Aiz bin ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him), who was among the righteous Companions, went to ‘Ubaydullah bin Ziyad, and he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: The worst rulers will be those who oppress the people, so beware of being among them. Ibn Ziyad replied: Sit down, you are among the lesser Companions, like the siftings of flour. He said: There was no one lesser among the Companions; this inferiority is found among those who came after and among the non-Companions.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: The destruction of my Ummah will be at the hands of the youths of Quraysh. At that time, Marwan was also present with us in that study circle and he had not yet attained rulership. Upon hearing this, he said: May Allah's curse be upon those youths. Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah! If I wished, I could state and tell who they will be, that is, the Banu so-and-so and Banu so-and-so. That is, Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) was also aware of the names of their tribes and families. Later, when Marwan's family came to power, I went with my father and grandfather to Marwan; he was taking allegiance for his sons and those pledging allegiance were also youths. Marwan was dressed in royal attire. He said to us: I heard Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioning that these kings resemble one another.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that Abu al-Qasim, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said—while he, peace and blessings be upon him, is truthful and has been affirmed—he, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The destruction and corruption of my Ummah will be at the hands of the foolish young rulers of the Quraysh.

Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: Seek Allah's refuge from the era after seventy years and from the rule of boys.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amir bin Shahr (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I heard two special things, one from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the other from Najashi. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Keep an eye on the Quraysh, you must accept their words but abandon their actions. And I was sitting with Najashi when his son came with a book, he recited a verse from the Gospel, I understood it and I laughed. Najashi said: What are you laughing at? Are you laughing after hearing the Book of Allah? By Allah! Among the things that were revealed to Jesus son of Mary was this: When there are young rulers in the world, a curse will descend upon the earth.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he was present with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when a messenger bearing glad tidings came and gave the Muslims the news of victory over the enemy. At that time, the blessed head of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the lap of Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) got up and prostrated in gratitude. After that, he began to inquire about the situation from the messenger. Among the news that the messenger gave was that a woman had become ruler over the enemies. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When men begin to obey women, they will be destroyed. When men begin to obey women, they will be destroyed." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this three times.