1209 – Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ proclaim: ‘How can a community be sanctified when its strong do not give what is due from them to its weak?!’ ” It is reported by Ibn Hibban (1).

A corroborating narration comes from Buraidah in the collection of al-Bazzar (2), and another from Abu Sa‘id in Ibn Majah (3).

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Grading of the hadith
The hadith is sound (hasan).

The compiler writes: It was narrated by Ibn Hibban, Ibn Khuzaymah, and Ibn Majah, and it has supporting reports:
1 – The hadith of Buraidah, with al-Bayhaqi.
2 – The hadith of Qabus ibn Mukhariq from his father, with al-Tabarani and Ibn Qaniʿ.
3 – The hadith of an unnamed Khawlah, with al-Tabarani and Abu Nuʿaym.
4 – The hadith of Abu Sa‘id, with Ibn Majah.
5 – The hadith of ʿAʾishah, with Ibn Hibban and al-Bayhaqi.

Ibn Khuzaymah, Ibn Hibban, and al-Suyuti declared it authentic; al-Dhahabi said, “Its chain is sound,” and al-Haythami remarked, “Its transmitters are trustworthy, except that among them is ʿAtaʾ ibn al-Saʾib, who was reliable but became confused in his later years.”

Vocabulary of the hadith
– “How can a community be sanctified” (tukaddas): tazkiyah and tanzīh, meaning purification and removal of blemish, i.e., purity and integrity are far from