hadith book logo

Ibn Majah: Hadith 4048

36. Tribulations

سنن ابن ماجه

13/33 Chapter:

The Testimony Of The People Of The Book Against One Another

باب شَهَادَةِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ

4048
Ibn Majah
Sahih (Darussalam)
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 my nation will split into seventy-two, all of which will be in Hell apart from one, which is the main body."
Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 3993
In-book : Book 36, Hadith 68
English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 3993