Sahih Muslim Book - 33, Hadith - 4733

حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ أَنَّ عَائِذَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو - وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- - دَخَلَ عَلَى عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ فَقَالَ أَىْ بُنَىَّ إِنِّى سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « إِنَّ شَرَّ الرِّعَاءِ الْحُطَمَةُ فَإِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنْهُمْ ». فَقَالَ لَهُ اجْلِسْ فَإِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مِنْ نُخَالَةِ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. فَقَالَ وَهَلْ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ نُخَالَةٌ إِنَّمَا كَانَتِ النُّخَالَةُ بَعْدَهُمْ وَفِى غَيْرِهِمْ.

Al-Hasan narrated that 'A'idh bin 'Amr, who was one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), entered upon 'Ubaidullah bin Ziyad, and he said: "O my son, I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: 'The worst of guardians are those who are cruel. Beware lest you be one of them."' So he said to him: "Sit down; you are no more than one of the chaff of the Companions of Muhammad (s.a.w)." So he said: "Was there chaff among them? Rather the chaff came after them, and among people other than them."