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Sunan Ibn Majah 3991 (Book 36, Hadith 66) #33346
Splitting of the Muslim Community

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) predicted that the Muslim community will split into seventy-three sects.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said: "The Jews split into seventy-one sects and my nation will split into seventy-three sects".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ ‏ "‏ تَفَرَّقَتِ الْيَهُودُ عَلَى إِحْدَى وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً وَتَفْتَرِقُ أُمَّتِي عَلَى ثَلاَثٍ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً

TOPICS
sects  *  division  *  muslims  *  religion  *  alyahud  *  ummah  *  firqatayn

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for unity despite differences in opinion and beliefs; Respect others' opinions; Avoid divisions within communities; Seek knowledge about religion and faith from reliable sources.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the prediction of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) that the Muslim community will split into seventy-three sects. He said this in response to a question from his companion, Abu Hurairah, who asked him why Jews were divided into so many sects. The Prophet's answer was that his own nation would be divided even more than them. This hadith teaches us that it is inevitable for people to disagree and form different opinions on matters related to religion and faith, but it also warns us against taking these differences too far and creating divisions within our own communities. It also encourages us to strive for unity despite our differences in opinion and beliefs.

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