Sunan Abi Dawud 3665
سنن أبي داود#3665SahihNarrated Awf ibn Malik al-Ashja'i: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Only a ruler, or one put in charge, or one who is presumptuous, gives instructions
Scholarly Authentication
We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:
Al-AlbaniHasan Sahih
Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul HamidHasan Sahih
Zubair Ali ZaiIsnaad Hasan
In-book reference: 26:25