Rabi'ah bin Yazid narrates: Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote to Maslamah bin Mukhallad: Ask Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) whether he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Purity is not granted to a nation whose weak member cannot take his right from its strong member without distress." If he answers yes, then send him (to me) on the postal relay mounts. Maslamah bin Mukhallad asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) about it, and he answered: Yes. So Maslamah bin Mukhallad sent him on the postal relay mounts from Egypt to Syria. Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him, and he told him. Then Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I too heard this from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) himself, but I wanted to verify it further.
Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الخلافة / 9058
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (387/19)»