WORST KIND OF RULER H 662 "Son, I heard the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, say, 'The worst ruler is the one who deals harshly with people. Beware, in case you become one.'" R 662 Muslim with a chain up to Abu Sa'id Hasan Basri who related that A'aih son of Amr visited Ubaidullah son of Zaid and said this to him.
656- وعن عائِذ بن عمرو رضي الله عنه : أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى عُبَيْد اللهِ بن زيادٍ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : أيْ بُنَيَّ ، إنِّي سَمِعْتُ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ، يقول : "إنَّ شَرَّ الرِّعَاءِ الحُطَمَةُ" فإيَاكَ أن تَكُونَ مِنْهُمْ . متفقٌ عَلَيْهِ .