[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "The worst of the shepherds is the one who breaks the herd. Be wary of being one of them." Ziyad said to him, "Sit down, for you are among the companions of Muhammad ﷺ ." 'A'idh asked him, "But was there breakage among them?" He replied, "The breakage was after them and among others."
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مِنْ شَرِّ الرِّعَاءِ الْحُطَمَةُ» اتَّقِ أَنْ لَا تَكُونَ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ زِيَادٌ اجْلِسْ فَإِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مِنْ نُخَالَةِ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَائِذٌ وَكَانَتْ فِيهِمْ نُخَالَةٌ؟ أَنَّمَا كَانَتِ النُّخَالَةُ بَعْدَهُمْ وَفِي غَيْرِهِمْ