(85) باب
Narrated AbuHurayrah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When you hear....(Musa's version has): When a man says people have perished, he is the one who has suffered that fate most.Abu Dawud said: Malik said: If he says that out of sadness for the decadence of religion which he sees among the people, I do not think there is any harm in that. If he says that out of self-conceit and servility of the people, it is an abominable act which has been prohibited. (DE)
Reference (DE): Sunan Abi Dawud 4983 (DE)
In-book reference (DE): Book 43, Hadith 211 (DE)
English translation (DE): Book 42, Hadith 4965 (DE)