Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: It was asked: O Messenger of Allah! Will even a town in which there are righteous people be destroyed? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes! It was asked: O Messenger of Allah! Why is that? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Because those people were present and yet they remained silent about acts of disobedience to Allah Almighty.
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains Yahya bin Ya'la al-Aslami, who is da'if (weak). Al-Bazzar
recorded it in the same way, similar to this, and al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الفتن - أعاذنا الله منها / 12144
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