Jabir b. Abdullah reported that Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Be on your guardagainst committing oppression, for oppression is a darkness on the Day of Resurrection, and be on your guard against pettimindedness for pettimindedness destroyed those who were before you, as it incited them to shed blood and make lawful what was unlawful for them.
Hadith In Arabic Text :
حدثنا عبد الله بن مسلمة بن قعنب، حدثنا داود، – يعني ابن قيس – عن عبيد، الله بن مقسم عن جابر بن عبد الله، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال ” اتقوا الظلم فإن الظلم ظلمات يوم القيامة واتقوا الشح فإن الشح أهلك من كان قبلكم حملهم على أن سفكوا دماءهم واستحلوا محارمهم ” .
Chapter : The Book of Virtue; Good Manners and Joining of the Ties of Relationship – كتاب البر والصلة والآداب