Sunan Ibn Majah · Hadith 4145
Tribulations - كتاب الفتن
حدثنا علي بن محمد، حدثنا وكيع، عن إسرائيل، عن أبي إسحاق، عن عبيد الله بن جرير، عن أبيه، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " ما من قوم يعمل فيهم بالمعاصي هم أعز منهم وأمنع لا يغيرون إلا عمهم الله بعقاب " .
It was narrated from ‘Ubaidullah bin Jarir that his father said: “TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘There is no people amongwhom sins arecommitted when they are stronger and of a higher status(i.e. theyhave the power and ability to stop the sinners) and theydo not changethem, but Allah will send His punishment upon themall.’”
Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).