Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The fear of people should not prevent any person from speaking the truth, when a man sees it or knows that (it is appropriate to speak the truth here)." Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Trials kept befalling us continuously, until we fell short. Now we are in a bad situation.
Hadith Referenceصحیح ابن حبان / كتاب البر والإحسان / 278
Hadith Gradingفضيلة الشيخ الإمام محمد ناصر الدين الألبانيصحيح - مكرر (266).فضيلة الشيخ العلّامة شُعيب الأرناؤوطإسناده صحيح على شرط مسلم.