And Abu Ghassan al-Misma'i, Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna, and Ishaq ibn Ibrahim narrated to us—Ishaq said: "We were informed," while the other two said: "We were narrated to"—Mu'adh ibn Hisham narrated to us, he said: My father narrated to me, from Qatadah, from Abu al-Malih, that 'Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad visited Ma'qil ibn Yasar during his illness. Ma'qil said to him: "I will narrate to you a hadith which, were I not on the verge of death, I would not have narrated to you. I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: 'There is no ruler who takes charge of the affairs of the Muslims and then does not strive for them and advise them sincerely, except that he will not enter Paradise with them.'"