Sunan Abi Dawud 4759
سنن أبي داود#4759Da'ifAbu Dharr reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying :How will you deal with the rulers (imams) who appropriate to themselves this booty? I said : I swear by him who sent you with the truth that at that time I shall put my sword on my shoulder and smite with it till I meet you, or I join you. He said: shall I not guide you to something better than that? You must show endurance till you meet me
Scholarly Authentication
We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:
Al-AlbaniDaif
Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul HamidDaif
Shuaib Al ArnautDaif
Zubair Ali ZaiIsnaad Hasan
In-book reference: 42:164