Hadith 960:1
Abdullah narrated to us, Abu Ayyub, the companion of al-Basri, Sulayman ibn Ayyub, narrated to me, Harun ibn Dinar narrated to us, from his father, who said: I heard a man from the companions of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who was called Maymun ibn Sinbadh, saying: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "The uprightness of my nation is through its worst people." He said it three times.
حدثنا عبد الله، حدثني أبو أيوب، صاحب البصري سليمان بن أيوب، حدثنا هارون بن دينار، عن أبيه، قال: سمعت رجلا من أصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقال له: ميمون بن سنباذ، يقول: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: " قوام أمتي بشرارها " قالها ثلاثا