Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 3582

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «مَا مِنْ قَوْمٍ يَظْهَرُ فِيهِمُ الزِّنَا إِلَّا أُخِذُوا بِالسَّنَةِ وَمَا مِنْ قَوْمٍ يَظْهَرُ فِيهِمُ الرِّشَا إِلَّا أخذُوا بِالرُّعْبِ» . رَوَاهُ أَحْمد

Translation

Amr ibn al-As reported: I heard the Messenger of God say: Whenever adultery becomes widespread among a people, they are afflicted by famine; and whenever bribery becomes widespread among a people, they are afflicted with terror. Ahmad transmitted it.