Takhrij Hadith 1578: "This ummah will remain under…"

This ummah will remain under the Hand of Allah and in His protection, so long as its scholars of Islamic law do not flatter its rulers, its righteous do not praise its wicked, and its best people do not delude its worst people with false hopes. But if they do that, Allah will remove His Hand from them, then He will set their tyrants over them, who will subject them to severe torment, strike them with want and poverty, and fill their hearts with fear.