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[Machine] It is said that when the actions of a nation are bad, they beautify their mosques.  

الزهد لأحمد:٤٤٣حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أبِي حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَابِقٍ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ [73] أَبَا حَصِينٍ قَالَ كَانَ

يُقَالُ إِذَا سَاءَ عَمَلُ أُمَّةٍ زَيَّنُوا مَسَاجِدَهُمْ