Watch the movie Serpico. It is a very good movie based on the true story of an officer who exposed the New York Police Department to corruption. What I got from the movie was that if the system is rife with corruption, it often becomes too big to fix, and if you push, you can have an Enron-like effect. In the movie, the officer had to choose between becoming corrupt or quitting. Those who try to change the system to good and peel its layers end up dead. So, the only choice left would be to indulge in a little bit of corruption to keep oneself safe. However, once you do it, you are officially part of the system and help perpetuate it.
The rank makes it easy and shields from more considerable corruption.
I was relayed a story, an extended version of it, by an Iman in Chicago who studied in Egypt. There was a nation with three types of people:
- Never did anything wrong, was always busy with prayers, and never said anything to anyone, even when corruption was happening before their eyes.
- Never did anything wrong, always praying and telling people to stop corruption.
- Corrupt to the core.
When the time came, they were all punished, including the pious ones.
Narrated through 'Ubaid ibn Is'hāq al-'Attār through 'Ammār ibn Saif through Al-A'mash through Abu Sufyān through Jābir that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Allah revealed to an angel among the angels to destroy so-and-so city with all of its people. He [the angel] said: "Therein is Your Servant. He never disobeyed You, not even for a blink of an eye." He [Allah] said: "Turn it over on him and them, for his face never showed signs of displeasure for My Sake."
Al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, Vol. 7, pp. 336, Hadith 7661
We are at the point of no return in Pakistan, and there is not one individual who doesn’t eat from corruption in Pakistan. He comes home and feeds his kids haram, and the kids will do the same, so the people of Pakistan have perpetuated the cycle to continue.
The only thing waiting for this country is the hammer to come down on it, which will happen as all corrupt nations are punished. In this day and age, God doesn't send down angels but will unleash other nations at an appointed time. However, some countries have broken economies, like Venezuela, which has all the wealth it needs but can't stand on its two feet.
The fools are those who think this country has some divine protection.
