Darussalam · Volume 5
36. The Chapters On TribulationsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3993 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1322
Source no. 3993 · Volume 8 · Page 493
Sahih
صحيح الروض أيضا، الظلال (٦٤) ، الصحيحة (٢٠٤ و ١٤٩٢)
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3993. It was narrated from Anas bin Mālik that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'The Children of Israel split into seventy-one sects, and my nation will split into seventy-two, all of which will be in Hell apart from one, which is the main body.' (Sahih)
3993 - حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ افْتَرَقَتْ عَلَى إِحْدَى وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً، وَإِنَّ أُمَّتِي سَتَفْتَرِقُ عَلَى ثِنْتَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً، كُلُّهَا فِي النَّارِ، إِلَّا وَاحِدَةً وَهِيَ: الْجَمَاعَةُ "
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The 'main body' of Muslims is the one who follows the method of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ. After that, people formed other groups and sects, separating from the main body, but the 'main body' has always been continuous. Muslims are ordered to be with this main body and follow them. b. Due to the whims or misinterpretation of the texts of the Shari'ah many people separated from the main body. Those who did not agree with them adhered firmly to the Qur'an and Sunnah which is the correct way. c. Salvation does not depend on giving a certain name to one's party, rather it depends on following the teachings of the Qur'an and Sunnah.