English translation
3950. Anas bin Mālik said: "I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say: 'My nation will not unite on misguidance, so if you see them differing, follow the great majority.”’ (Da’if)
Hadith 3950
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Darussalam · Volume 5
36. The Chapters On TribulationsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 3950 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1303
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Source no. 3950 · Volume 8 · Page 450
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ضعيف جدا - دون الجملة الأولى فهى صحيحة -، المشكاة (١٧٣ - ١٧٤) ، الضعيفة (٢٨٩٦) ، صحيح الجامع (١٨٤٨)
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3950 - حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُعَانُ بْنُ رِفَاعَةَ السَّلَامِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو خَلَفٍ الْأَعْمَى، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ أُمَّتِي لَا تَجْتَمِعُ عَلَى ضَلَالَةٍ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ اخْتِلَافًا فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالسَّوَادِ الْأَعْظَمِ»
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It is a great blessing of Allāh over Muslims, that a group of Muslims will always remain on the truth in all times, despite the prevalence of evil. If the sentence “the great majority” is considered sound, then it does not indicate those who are great in numbers. Because greatness does not depend on the number of the people, but it depends on the characters and practices which are in accordance with the teachings of the Qur’ān and Sunnah.