Shaddad Abu Ammar says that once Hazrat Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O plague! Take hold of me." People asked, "Did you hear the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) say that however long a Muslim lives, it is better for him?" He replied, "Why not, but I fear six things: the rule of fools, justice being sold, widespread gambling, severing of family ties, the rise of a generation that will make the Qur'an into a musical instrument, and bloodshed."