عَن ابْن عَبَّاس قَالَ: «مَا ظَهَرَ الْغُلُولُ فِي قَوْمٍ إِلَّا أَلْقَى اللَّهُ فِي قُلُوبِهِمُ الرُّعْبَ وَلَا فَشَا الزِّنَا فِي قَوْمٍ إِلَّا كَثُرَ فِيهِمُ الْمَوْتُ وَلَا نَقَصَ قَوْمُ الْمِكْيَالَ وَالْمِيزَانَ إِلَّا قَطَعَ عَنْهُمُ الرِّزْقَ وَلَا حَكَمَ قَوْمٌ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ إِلَّا فَشَا فِيهِمُ الدَّمُ وَلَا خَتَرَ قَوْمٌ بالعهد إِلا سُلِّطَ عَلَيْهِم عدوهم» . رَوَاهُ مَالك
Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When dishonesty becomes widespread among a people, Allah casts fear into their hearts; when adultery spreads among a people, deaths increase among them; when a people cheat in weights and measures, their sustenance is withheld; when a people begin to make unjust decisions, widespread killing occurs among them; and when a people break their covenants, enemies are set over them. Its chain is weak. Narrated by Malik.