(17) باب افْتِرَاقِ الأُمَمِ
It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
'The Children of Israel split into seventy-one sects, and mynation will split into seventy-two, all of which will be in Hellapartfrom one, which is the main body." (AR)
Reference (AR): Sunan Ibn Majah 3993 (AR)
In-book reference (AR): Book 36, Hadith 68 (AR)
English translation (AR): Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 3993 (AR)