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2446. Ibn 'Abbās narrated: "When the Prophet ﷺ was taken for the Night Journey, he passed by a Prophet, and some Prophets and with them were some people, and a Prophet, and some Prophets and with them was a group of people, and a Prophet, and some Prophets and with them there was no one. Until he passed by a large multitude. (The Prophet ﷺ said:) I said: 'Who is this?' It was said: 'Mūsā and his people. But raise your head and look.' There was a large multitude that covered the horizon, from one side to the other. It was said: 'These people are your Ummah, and there are seventy thousand besides these from your Ummah that shall enter Paradise without a reckoning.' So he went inside, and they did not question him, and he gave no explanation to them. (Some of them) said: 'We are them.' Others said: 'They are the children who were born upon the Fitrah and Islam.' So the Prophet ﷺ came out and said: 'They are those who do not get themselves cauterized, nor seek Ruqyah, nor read omens, and upon their Lord they rely.' So 'Ukāshah bin Miḥsan stood and
said: 'Am I among them O Messenger of Allāh?' He said: 'Yes.' Then another one stood up and said: 'Am I among them?' So he said: "Ukāshah has preceded you to it." (Ṣāḥīh)
There are narrations on this topic from Ibn Mas'ūd and Abū Hurairah, may Allāh be pleased with him.
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Ḥadīth is Hasan Ṣāḥīh.
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The Ḥadīth confirms that among the Prophets there were some who were not able to convert even a single soul to the right faith. No blame for this would, however, devolve on those Prophets; neither would it take away anything away from their rank and position. In this situation there is a message for all those who undertake to call the people to the path of truth. They should not grieve or feel disheartened at the poor response of the people to their pleadings, but persist with enthusiasm with their efforts at inviting the people to the doing of good and to abstain from the doing of evil.
