Enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil Sunan Ibn Majah 4009
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَرِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " مَا مِنْ قَوْمٍ يُعْمَلُ فِيهِمْ بِالْمَعَاصِي هُمْ أَعَزُّ مِنْهُمْ وَأَمْنَعُ لاَ يُغَيِّرُونَ إِلاَّ عَمَّهُمُ اللَّهُ بِعِقَابٍ "
Translation
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.’”