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Sunan Abi Dawud 4597 (Book 42, Hadith 2) #24888
The Warning of Division in Islam

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the warning of the Prophet (PBUH) that the Muslim community will be divided into 73 sects, 72 of which will go to Hell and one to Paradise.

Abu 'Amir al-Hawdhani said: Mu'awiyah b. Abi Sufiyan stood among us and said: Beware! The Apostle of Allah stood among us and said: Beware! The people of the Book before were split up into seventy two sects, and this community will be split into seventy three: seventy two of them will go to Hell and one of them will go to Paradise, and it is the majority group. Ibn Yahya and 'Amr added in their version : " There will appear among my community people who will be dominated by desires like rabies which penetrates its patient", 'Amr’s version has: "penetrates its patient. There remains no vein and no joint but it penetrates it".
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ، حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي صَفْوَانُ، نَحْوَهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَزْهَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحَرَازِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي عَامِرٍ الْهَوْزَنِيِّ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، أَنَّهُ قَامَ فِينَا فَقَالَ أَلاَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَامَ فِينَا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَلاَ إِنَّ مَنْ قَبْلَكُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ افْتَرَقُوا عَلَى ثِنْتَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ مِلَّةً وَإِنَّ هَذِهِ الْمِلَّةَ سَتَفْتَرِقُ عَلَى ثَلاَثٍ وَسَبْعِينَ ثِنْتَانِ وَسَبْعُونَ فِي النَّارِ وَوَاحِدَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَهِيَ الْجَمَاعَةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ زَادَ ابْنُ يَحْيَى وَعَمْرٌو فِي حَدِيثَيْهِمَا ‏"‏ وَإِنَّهُ سَيَخْرُجُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَقْوَامٌ تَجَارَى بِهِمْ تِلْكَ الأَهْوَاءُ كَمَا يَتَجَارَى الْكَلْبُ لِصَاحِبِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ عَمْرٌو ‏"‏ الْكَلْبُ بِصَاحِبِهِ لاَ يَبْقَى مِنْهُ عِرْقٌ وَلاَ مَفْصِلٌ إِلاَّ دَخَلَهُ

TOPICS
division  *  sects  *  desires  *  rabies  *  joints  *  tafriqah  *  firqah  *  hawatif  *  alhabibah  *  maratib

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow righteous path, Unite with fellow believers in Allah SWT .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is a warning from Prophet Muhammad ﷺ about division within the Muslim community. He said that before them, people of other faiths were divided into 72 sects, and his own community would be divided into 73 sects - 72 of which would go to Hell and one to Paradise. He also warned against desires like rabies which penetrates its patient's veins and joints without leaving any part untouched. This hadith serves as a reminder for Muslims not to divide themselves over minor differences but instead focus on their commonalities as believers in Allah SWT. It also warns against following desires blindly as it can lead one astray from the path of righteousness.

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