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[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , saying: "Indeed, Allah does not punish the general public for the actions of a few individuals until they witness evil among themselves and are capable of stopping it, but they do not stop it. So when they do that, Allah punishes the general public and the individuals."  

أحمد:١٧٧٢٠حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَيْفٌ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَدِيَّ بْنَ عَدِيٍّ الْكِنْدِيَّ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَوْلًى لَنَا أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَدِّي يَقُولُ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يُعَذِّبُ الْعَامَّةَ بِعَمَلِ الْخَاصَّةِ حَتَّى يَرَوْا الْمُنْكَرَ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْهِمْ وَهُمْ قَادِرُونَ عَلَى أَنْ يُنْكِرُوهُ فَلَا يُنْكِرُوهُ فَإِذَا فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ عَذَّبَ اللهُ الْخَاصَّةَ وَالْعَامَّةَ