Hadith on Jama’ah: All sects in Hellfire but united community

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the children of Israel split into seventy-one sects and this nation will surely split into seventy-two sects. All of them are in the Hellfire except one: the united community.”

Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 3993

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

Imam al-Qastallani commented, “The congregation that the Lawgiver commanded people to adhere to is the congregation of the leading scholars. For Allah has made them a proof against His creation, and it is to them that the common people turn in matters of their religion. Others have said they are the community of the Companions who established the religion, strengthened its foundations, and secured its pillars. Others have said they are the community of the Muslims whenever they are united upon a matter that the adherents of the religions are obliged to follow. If there is among them one who dissents from it, then they are no longer united.”

Source: Irshād al-Sārī 19/459

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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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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