It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This matter (of rule) will remain among you, and you will remain its governors, as long as you do not do deeds that strip it away from you. When you do that, Allah will set over you the worst of His creation, who will peel you apart just as the bark of a branch is peeled off." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.