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Sunan Abi Dawud 4596 (Book 42, Hadith 1) #24887
The Prophet's Prediction of Sects

SUMMARY: This hadith explains that the Prophet ﷺ predicted that his community will be divided into seventy-three sects.

Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet said: The Jews were split up into seventy-one or seventy-two sects; and the Christians were split up into seventy one or seventy-two sects; and my community will be split up into seventy-three sects.
حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ افْتَرَقَتِ الْيَهُودُ عَلَى إِحْدَى أَوْ ثِنْتَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً وَتَفَرَّقَتِ النَّصَارَى عَلَى إِحْدَى أَوْ ثِنْتَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً وَتَفْتَرِقُ أُمَّتِي عَلَى ثَلاَثٍ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً

TOPICS
sects  *  division  *  community  *  firqaan  *  tafriqah  *  ummah

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for unity in our communities, Respect each other's differences in opinion without judging or criticizing them .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith, narrated by AbuHurayrah, explains that the Prophet Muhammad predicted that his community would be divided into seventy-three sects. The Jews and Christians were already divided into many sects before this prediction was made. This hadith is a warning to Muslims to not divide themselves and to stay united as one community. It also serves as a reminder for Muslims to not judge or criticize other people's beliefs or practices because everyone has their own interpretation of Islam and it is up to Allah alone who will judge them on the Day of Judgment.

The Prophet Muhammad taught us through this hadith that we should strive for unity in our communities and respect each other's differences in opinion without judging or criticizing them. We should also remember that it is only Allah who knows what is truly right and wrong, so we should leave judgment up to Him alone.

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