What is the status of this narration?
حدثنا علي بن الجعد، قال: حدثنا الزنجي بن خالد، عن عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن بن معمر الأنصاري، عن نهار بن حصن، عن أبي سعيد الأنصاري، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إن الله عز وجل ليسأل العبد يوم القيامة، حتى إنه ليقول: ما منعك إذا رأيت المنكر أن تنكره، قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: فإذا لقن الله عبدا حجته، قال: أي رب، وثقت بك وفرقت من الناس
Answer:
Imam Abu Bakr ibn Abid Dunya (rahimahullah) has recorded the version cited in your question. Imam Ibn Hibban (rahimahullah) has declared the Hadith authentic.
(Al Amr Bil Ma’ruf, Hadith: 11, Sahih Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 7368)
Imam Ibn Majah (rahimahullah) has also recorded this Hadith with slight variation in the wording. ‘Allamahs ‘Iraqi and Busiri (rahimahumallah) have declared this chain authentic.
(Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 4017. Refer, Al Mughni ‘An Hamlil Asfar, Hadith: 2106/2238, Zawaid Ibn Majah, Hadith: 1343)
Translation
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Allah Ta’ala will question a person on the Day of Qiyamah. [One question will be], ‘What prevented you from forbidding evil when you saw evil being carried out?’ Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) then said, ‘Allah Ta’ala will inspire him to say, O my Rabb, I placed my trust in you and was afraid of the people.’”
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar