Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-3004b
"عَنْ عُمَرَ قَالَ: تُوشِكُ الْقَرْيَةُ أَنْ تُخَرَّبَ وَهِى عَامِرَةٌ، قَالُوا: وَكَيْفَ تُخَرَّبُ وَهِى عَامِرَةٌ؟ قَالَ: إِذَا عَلَا فُجَّارُهَا أَبْرَارَهَا، وَسَادَ بِالدُّنْيَا مُنَافِقُهَا".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- ʿUmar
- Tūshik al-Qaryah
- Tukharrab and Hiá ʿĀmirah
- Wakayf Tukharrab Wahiá ʿĀmirah
Machine translation, not reviewed
"From 'Umar, who said: 'A village is about to be ruined while it is populated.' They said: 'How can it be ruined while it is populated?' He said: 'When its wicked ones rise above its righteous ones, and its hypocrite gains dominance through worldly affairs.'"
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