The ruling on the hadith that the Ummah will split into seventy-three sects
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Question:
The questioner says: Is the hadith that this Ummah will split into seventy-threeSunan Ibn Majah 3993Sahih (Darussalam) a valid hadith?
Answer:
Yes, it is valid in the aggregate of its chains, because it was reported through many chains mentioned by the scholars, and in the aggregate of its chains, the hadith is valid. Yes.
The questioner says: Is the hadith that this Ummah will split into seventy-three
seventy-two, all of which will be in Hell apart from one
وسبعين فرقه كلها في النار الا واحدهAnswer:
Yes, it is valid in the aggregate of its chains, because it was reported through many chains mentioned by the scholars, and in the aggregate of its chains, the hadith is valid. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يصح حديث «وستفترق هذه الأمة إلى ثلاث وسبعين فرقة كلها في النار إلا واحدة»؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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