Musnad Ahmad 1153:124

Sufyan narrated to us, from Jami' ibn Abi Rashid, from Mundhir, from Hasan ibn Muhammad, from his wife, from Aisha, attributing it to the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace: "When evil appears on the earth, God sends His punishment upon the people of the earth." She said: "And among them are the people of God’s obedience, the Almighty and Majestic?" He said: "Yes, then they return to the mercy of God, the Exalted."