Do the disbelievers and polytheists fall within the seventy-three sects mentioned by the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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The questioner:
He says: It is reported in the hadith of the schism that the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) sects. Do the disbelievers and polytheists fall within that?
The Shaykh:
No, they are all in the Fire. They differ in this: some are in the Fire because of their apostasy and deviation, some are in the Fire because of their sin and not because of their disbelief, and some are in the Fire because of their religious innovation. They differ in this. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Then he says: Are these seventy-three sects limited, or are there more?
The Shaykh:
No, the sects are more, but the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed about these. As for the number, they say it has no specific meaning.
He says: It is reported in the hadith of the schism that the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)
You will split into seventy-three
ستفترق إلى ثلاث وسبعينThe Shaykh:
No, they are all in the Fire. They differ in this: some are in the Fire because of their apostasy and deviation, some are in the Fire because of their sin and not because of their disbelief, and some are in the Fire because of their religious innovation. They differ in this. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Then he says: Are these seventy-three sects limited, or are there more?
The Shaykh:
No, the sects are more, but the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed about these. As for the number, they say it has no specific meaning.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل الكفار والوثنيون داخلون في الثلاثة وسبعين فرقة الذين ذكرهم الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم ؟ — youtube.com
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