The benefits of the two hadiths.
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The Shaykh : These two hadiths contain evidence that this Ummah will be half of the people of Paradise. It has been reported in the Sunan that Paradise has one hundred and twenty rows, and that eighty of them are from the people of this Ummah, which would make this Ummah two-thirds of the people of Paradise. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has more followers than any other prophet, as his followers have continued from the time he was sent until the Hour occurs, unlike the other prophets. The prophets before him would come, and there would be one man or two men with a prophet, or a group with a prophet, or a prophet with no one with him. As for Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), nations are with him, nations that none can count except Allah. For this reason, his Ummah is half of the people of Paradise, as established in the two Sahihs, or two-thirds of the people of Paradise, as mentioned in the Sunan. In this, there is a distinction for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), in that his Ummah is the most numerous of the nations in following the prophets. He (peace and blessings be upon him) explained that despite our multitude, we are not a group for shirk (associating partners with Allah) except like a white hair on the skin of a black bull, or like a black hair on the skin of a red bull. It is possible that this is a repetition by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), meaning he said this or that. It is also possible that it was uncertainty from the narrator. In any case, the meaning does not differ: a white hair on the skin of a black bull, or a black hair on the skin of a white bull. The result?
The questioner : One.
The Shaykh : Ah, one, meaning that you are few. As for the second hadith, it contains the affirmation that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) calls out, addresses, and speaks, and is answered. Allah the Exalted says, “O Adam,” and he says, “Here I am, at your service.” As will come later, the one speaking is Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Here it says, “It is said,” but it comes that the one speaking is Allah. However, this hadith contains the statement that ninety-nine out of every hundred will be brought out, and in the following hadith, nine hundred and ninety-nine out of a thousand will be brought out. It is known that the proportion in the second hadith is much less than the proportion in this hadith. We must now look at how to reconcile them after the discussion of the two hadiths. Do we mention the reconciliation now?
The reader: I don’t know. No, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Perhaps he will mention it in the following hadith.
The reader: The chapter on the saying of Allah, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The chapter on the saying of Allah, the same chapter as the one after it.
The questioner : One.
The Shaykh : Ah, one, meaning that you are few. As for the second hadith, it contains the affirmation that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) calls out, addresses, and speaks, and is answered. Allah the Exalted says, “O Adam,” and he says, “Here I am, at your service.” As will come later, the one speaking is Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Here it says, “It is said,” but it comes that the one speaking is Allah. However, this hadith contains the statement that ninety-nine out of every hundred will be brought out, and in the following hadith, nine hundred and ninety-nine out of a thousand will be brought out. It is known that the proportion in the second hadith is much less than the proportion in this hadith. We must now look at how to reconcile them after the discussion of the two hadiths. Do we mention the reconciliation now?
The reader: I don’t know. No, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Perhaps he will mention it in the following hadith.
The reader: The chapter on the saying of Allah, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The chapter on the saying of Allah, the same chapter as the one after it.