The Shaykh’s mention of the hadith of the schism and his discussion of it.
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The Shaykh : ... which is encompassed by the statement of our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the famous hadith: . They said: Who are they, O Messenger of Allah? He said: . And in a narration that explains the first narration, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .
So this hadith is one of the explicit hadiths that clearly indicates that the saved sect is from among the seventy-three sects that our Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed would occur in this Ummah, and his report (peace and blessings be upon him) is the truth; for as He (Glorified and Exalted is He) said in the Noble Qur'an:[An-Najm 53:3-4].
The Jews split into seventy-one sects, and the Christians split into seventy-two sects, and my Ummah will split into seventy-three sects; all of them will be in the Fire except one.
تفرَّقت اليهود على إحدى وسبعين فرقة ، وتفرَّقت النصارى على ثنتين وسبعين فرقة ، وستفترق أمَّتي على ثلاث وسبعين فرقة ؛ كلها في النار إلا واحدةIt is the Jama'ah.
هي الجماعةIt is the one that is upon what I am upon and my Companions
هي التي تكون على ما أنا عليه وأصحابيSo this hadith is one of the explicit hadiths that clearly indicates that the saved sect is from among the seventy-three sects that our Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed would occur in this Ummah, and his report (peace and blessings be upon him) is the truth; for as He (Glorified and Exalted is He) said in the Noble Qur'an:
(3) Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination. (4) It is not but a revelation revealed,
وَمَا يَنْطِقُ عَنِ الهَوَى * إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَى
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