Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1329
جامع الترمذي#1329Da'ifAbu Sa'eed narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:"Indeed, the most beloved of people to Allah on the Day of Judgement, and the nearest to Him in the status is the just Imam. And the most hated of people to Allah and the furthest from Him in status is the oppressive Imam
Scholarly Authentication
We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:
Ahmad Muhammad ShakirDaif
Al-AlbaniDaif
Zubair Ali ZaiDaif
In-book reference: 15:9