"They are thorns without any leaves"

Ibn Hibbaan states:

عن أبي ذرقال كان الناس ورقا لا شوك فيه فهم اليوم شوك لا ورق فيه

ENGLISH:

Abu Dharr Al-Ghifari (radhia'Allaahu 'anhu) said: "The people used to be like leaves without any thorns. But today they are thorns without any leaves".

NEDERLANDS:

Abu Dharr Al-Ghifari (radhia'Allaahu 'anhu) zei: "De mensen waren ooit bladeren zonder doornen, en vandaag zijn ze doornen zonder bladeren".

["Rawdah Al-Uqalaa", 1/84].