Sayyiduna al-'Urs bin Umayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah does not punish the common people for the deeds of the elite, until the elite commit a deed which the common people have the power to change, yet they do not change it. That is when Allah permits the destruction of the common people and the elite alike."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 14415