Ibn Numayr narrated to us, Saif narrated to us, he said: I heard ‘Adi ibn ‘Adi al-Kindi narrating from Mujahid, he said: A mawla of ours narrated to me that he heard ‘Adi saying: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "Indeed, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, does not punish the general public for the actions of the elite, until they see the evil among them and they are able to denounce it but do not denounce it. If they do that, Allah punishes both the elite and the general public."

Yazid narrated to us, Jarir ibn Hazim narrated to us, he said: ‘Adi ibn ‘Adi narrated to me, from Raja’ ibn Haywah, and al-‘Urs ibn ‘Umayrah, from his father ‘Adi, and he mentioned the hadith. Jarir said: And Ayyub added for me, and we were all together when we heard the hadith from ‘Adi. He said: ‘Adi said, and al-‘Urs ibn ‘Umayrah narrated to us, so this verse was revealed: "Indeed, those who exchange the covenant of Allah and their oaths for a small price..." (Surat Al ‘Imran, verse 77) to its end, and I did not memorize it that day from ‘Adi.