Imam al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from Sayyiduna al-Sa'ib bin Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) delivering a sermon in Madinah on the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), with a lock of hair in his hand, and he said: O people of Madinah, where are your scholars? I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbid this, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Those before you were destroyed only when their women adopted it."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الميم / 16764