English translation
4289. It was narrated from Sulaimān bin Buraidah, from his father, that the Prophet ﷺ said: "The people of Paradise are one hundred and twenty ranks, eighty from this nation and forty from all other nations." (Hasan)
Hadith 4289
Description Of The Nation Of Muhammad ﷺ
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Darussalam · Volume 5
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الحديث: 4289 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1434
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Source no. 4289 · Volume 9 · Page 289
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4289 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ عِشْرُونَ وَمِائَةُ صَفٍّ، ثَمَانُونَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ، وَأَرْبَعُونَ مِنْ سَائِرِ الْأُمَمِ»
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a. Another Hadith reads that the number of Muslims compared to other people is like a black hair on the coat of a white ox (Hadith: 4283). This comparison is with non-Muslims; their numbers will be two thirds compared to the inhabitants of Paradise. b. It shows the virtues of the Muslim nation. However, only being a member of the Muslim nation is not reason enough for salvation, but having true faith and practicing good deeds are compulsory for everyone.