Hadith 28604

Chapter 17

باب 17

(17) باب افْتِرَاقِ الأُمَمِ

(17) Chapter: The division of nations (ES)
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حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " إِنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ افْتَرَقَتْ عَلَى إِحْدَى وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً وَإِنَّ أُمَّتِي سَتَفْتَرِقُ عَلَى ثِنْتَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً كُلُّهَا فِي النَّارِ إِلاَّ وَاحِدَةً وَهِيَ الْجَمَاعَةُ " .

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." (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan Ibn Majah 3993 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 36, Hadith 68 (ES)

English translation (ES): Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 3993 (ES)