English translation
2860. It was reported from 'Adī bin Thābit, from a Shaikh from the Anšār, from Abū Hurairah, from the Prophet ﷺ — with the meaning of what was narrated by Musad-dad (a narrator in no. 2859) — He said: "He who clings to the Sultān (ruler) will be tried." — he added: "A worshipper does not get nearer to the Sultān (ruler) except that he increases in distance from Allah." (Da'if)
