We know that ahlul sunnah wal jamaah is the group that follows the straight path. The hadith has a few variation, with the popular seeghah as follows. Dec 18, 2016 rather, those sects that are mentioned in the hadith are those who have left the fold of islam such as the qadiani, who claimed prophethood after muhammad salallahu alaihi wasallam, or those alawi, who claim ali ra to be god incarnate may allah protect us from such deviation, or those who deny the punishment in the ahkirah, etc. The messenger salallahu alaihi wasallam stated that this ummah of muhammad will divide into 73 sects and these are the foundations of the sects, and there are of course more sects, but these 73 constitute the foundations of all of them. I would like to know myself, which sect of islam according to muslims, the quran, or hadith is the only islamic sect to go to heaven. Fourth, i totally agree with the op in the fact that the no. I really enjoyed the actual pdf you wrote on the 73 sects. This article summarizes the different branches and schools in islam.
Nairaland forum nairaland general religion islam for muslims hadith of the 73 sects in light of the holy quran 7161 views shekaus evil mentality against the holy quran lessons learnt from the hadith of the lost necklace sleep etiquette and dream interpretation in light of the sunnah 2 3 4. The famous hadith that says islam will seperate into 73 sects of which only one will be saved is a tool of arogancy used by all sects and it stops openminded thinking by people, and i do not belive that this hadith is sahih as it goes against the justice of allah. Let me start by quoting the following from william chittik taken from the book. There is an hadith that there will be 73 sects of islamhelpline. Hadith about 73 sects of muslims explanation english islamic. Islam watch a quest to find the 73rd sect of islam by. The right path is the path of the ahli sunnati wal jamaa, and we know this because in a hadith the prophet salallahu alaihi wassalam said. There is much confusion about the hadith regarding 73 sects, and how restrictive the conditions of entering paradise is. The hadith of the 73 sects in light of the holy quran. January 2009 version in discussing any religion, it is important to differentiate between the original teaching and the offshoots. Rather, those sects that are mentioned in the hadith are those who have left the fold of islam such as the qadiani, who claimed prophethood after muhammad salallahu alaihi wasallam, or those alawi, who claim ali ra to be god incarnate may allah protect us from such deviation, or those who deny the punishment in the ahkirah, etc. Dr zakir naik 73 sects hadith and prohibition of sects in. The hadith of muaawiyah radiya allahu anhu is authentic as well which states.
Shia islam, on the other hand, is separated into three major sects. It has support from the hadith of anas reported by tabarani in. The reports of the prophets sayings and deeds are called ahadith. Taqi aldin alnabhani and the islamic liberation party pdf. Dec 03, 2018 73 sects, which one is the saved sect. Muslim lived a couple of centuries after the prophets death. The hadith prophecy you are referring to also says that the sect will resemble the prophet saw and his companions. By him in whose power is the life of muhammad, without doubt, my ummah will be divided into 73 groups. In a well known hadith found in three of the six canonical sunni hadith collections alkutub assittahit is narrated that muhammad predicted the islamic ummah, will split into seventythree sects. What is intended by the term ummah in this hadith are the muslims who will splitup into seventythree sects. The ummah will be separated in 73 sects, of which 72 will go to hell, and 1 will go to heaven. I would be very grateful if you could advise me on the fundamental differences between the main sects of islam, although i know that originally islam was a unified religion. Introduction to translation of sahih muslim in the name of allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful sahih muslim is a collection of sayings and deeds of prophet muhammad pbuh also known as the sunnah.
Scholars about the authenticity of 73 sects narration c. This post looks at the hadiths on the ummah splittingup. Fatwas on 73 sects hadith in islam will innovators be in. The hadith is very similar to the sunnah, but not identical. Nadeem malik at that time in switzerland quoted this hadith during a debate on the internet and the nonahmadi, nadeem was debating with, jumped and asked for the proof that there were in fact 73 sects. Sunan ibn majah the excellence of islam the state of the ummah. Objective of the below write up is to put forward the analogy on the valid usage of hadith of 73 sects. The quran insists that the muslim nation ummah is the best of all nations. Nawazuddinwellknown member below is a work in progress about 73 sects hadith and by no means the final analysis and the conclusions are provisional. Please shed some light on these issues, for the ummah of rasoolullah r is being misled by these socalled scholars and imams. Also, i thought the 73 sects prediction was just that a prediction by muhammad and since there are indeed well over 73 islamic sects, i have to conclude the whole 73 thing is wrong anyway. The second version mentions that the muslim nation will be divided into 73 sects only, with no mention of the sect that will be saved.
Indeed the children of israaeel split up into seventytwo sects 72 sects and my ummah will split up into seventythree 73 sects, all of them are in fire except one. Although a minority in the muslim world, shia muslims constitute the majority of the muslim populations in iran, iraq, lebanon, bahrain and azerbaijan as well as significant minorities in syria, turkey, eastern africa, south asia, yemen, and saudi arabia and other parts of the persian gulf. They try hard to obey it and if they disobeyed it they will as soon as possible ask for. The meaning of the ahadith of 73 sects ahkaam islam. Obey allah and his messenger but if they turn back, allah loveth not those who reject faith. Clear contradictions in some sahih hadith, even in hadith. Does that mean after all our faith in the world were gonna end up in hell just for being the wrong sect. Those who came before you of the people of the book split into seventytwo sects, and this ummah will split into seventythree. But as all the sunnis nowadays are asharitefollowers of abu1hasan. Oct 08, 20 salam yes that hadith is sahih or valid that muslims will be divided into so many sects 73 but only one will go to heaven. All the followers of the various sects of the this ummah will be in hell apart from one 93. Fatwas on 73 sects hadith in islam will innovators be in hell forever asim ul haq march 30, 2012 advice. As he said what means that there will be many groups 73 sects, allah knows best how many, and that only one is following the straight path. It has two reports on the matter, one from abu hurayra r and the otherfrom abdullah ibn amrr.
Berailvis, deobandis, wahabis, najadis, salafis and many others. Hadith of the 73 sects in light of the holy quran islam. My ummah will divide into 73 sects, all of them will be in the fire except for one, and that is the jamaah. It means that most muslims will go to hell so only one group sect will go to heaven who are pious muslims holding tightly to the quran and hadith of muhammad pbuh.
In this hadith the prophet pbuh is reported to have said, my community will be split up into seventythree sects. Yes this is one of the points that makes them the one true sect. If there is any hadith that is truly abused by muslim scholars and layman alike it is the alleged hadith of the 73 sects. Know that allahs messenger salallahu alaihi wasallam said. This post will quote the variations of this hadith, and shall then touch on a 4th5th century a. Sects in islam a number of lists are seen in the literature 6062 giving the names of the sects. The ummah will be separated in 73 sects purified household. Aug 09, 2008 i know that there is a hadith which tells that the muslim ummah will be divided into 72 or 73 sects. Pdf 73 sect narration in the light of quran, hadees and facts.
The beloved messenger of allah, peace and blessings of allah be eternally upon him, said, the jews split into 71 groups. Again, in saying, islam did not come to build cults and groups he tried to reject the hadith of 73 sects. Keywords islamic theological sects, islamic heresiography, sect firqa, 73 sects. Hence he made them all a part of his ummah, despite their splitting. It is widely believed, along with al ghurabaa, to be the reformed almuhajiroun which omar. But there are many muslims do not know the ruling on the other groups, which started to be widely spread these days as the prophet pbuh said. Can anyone explain in the light of quran how this hadith is considered correct. Fact is hundreds of sects came into existence in past. There is an hadith that there will be 73 sects of islam and out of 73 sects one sect will be in true path sahih muslim hadith 1885 narrated by jabir ibn abdullah. On the unreliability of the hadith narrations mentioning. Can you prove 73 sect hadith from quran general islamic.
But it also says that all sects will go to hell except the one who follows allah and my sunnah. This hadith reports that the prophet predicted the emergence of seventythree sects. Islam is the most veridical and the perfectest sect of islam but its believers are very rare. Clear contradictions in some sahih hadith, even in hadith of sahih bukhari and sahih. Prudent usage of 73 sects hadith my islamic archive. Please do validate further with your sheikhs muftis scholars for your comfort level.
Its hard to know which one to go withshias say authentic hadith says imam ali is after the prophet. These are all beyond the pale of islam and are not regarded as being among the sects mentioned in the hadeeth. Some may argue by quoting the hadith of our beloved prophet from sunan abu dawood hadith no. As an example, let us study how it is reported in altirmadhione of the six sahih books. I do not belive anyone can compile a listing of all 73 islamic sects as there is no full proof that the islamic sects number 73. Pdf 73 sect narration in the light of quran, hadees and. Mu meneen brothers and sisters, as salaam aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. The authenticity of the hadith about 73 sects asshaykh. Please tell us what to do to with such samples of mankind. There is an hadith that there will be 73 sects of islam and out of 73 sects one sect will be in true path and rest of the 72 sects will be in wrong path. Alfarq bayn alfiraq is a book by the shafii scholar abu mansur albaghdadi d. Below is a work in progress about 73sects hadith and by no means the final analysis and the conclusions are provisional.
Fortunately, i remembered the mention of this being published in a. The most frequently cited hadith regarding the 73 divisions of the muslim faith is reported as. Could you please enlight on this because all sects are claiming that they are in right path. One of the enduring topics of muslim sectarian polemics has been the hadith attributed to the prophet muhammad pbuh according to which.
The hadith prophecy is that in latter days islam will be. This does not mean that every sect that calls itself muslim is actually muslim, rather they may be kaafirs and apostates, such as the extreme raafidis, the extreme sufis and the baatini sects such as the druze, nusayris and others. This article deals with the influence of the 73 sects. Second, the contention of the op is the reported saying of the holy prophet peace be on him and his family about ummah being divide into 73 sects as the jew and christian divided into 71 and 72 sects respectively. Feb 12, 2014 there is a hadith by the prophet muhammad that islam will be divided into 73 sects but only one will go to heaven. Many taking a hard head literal approach to it, boasting salvation for their sect and condemning all others to the hellfire while others dismiss it as a total fabrication because to them it is not. Sep 01, 2015 again, in saying, islam did not come to build cults and groups he tried to reject the hadith of 73 sects. Amr bil maroof nahi al munkar there is a dispute in the authenticity of the ziadah in the hadith of 73 sects. And the narrations about that are many mutawatir from the transmissions of the aammah i. If we analyse carefully, then this 73 sects hadith is one of the many hadith s where our prophetpbuh prophesied about events in the future. And from the 73 sects, sects will arrogate our wilayah and love. All of them will end up in the fire except for one. Apr 18, 2018 then we will surely extract from every sect those of them who were worst against the most merciful in insolence.
Aug 07, 2016 allah subhanahuwataala strictly prohibited making sects in islam, please read these verses of quran with translation and think about it. Jan 09, 2017 this post will quote the variations of this hadith, and shall then touch on a 4th5th century a. Many muslims might not be aware of the interesting diversity of teaching in the world of islam. These schools are named after abu hanifa, malik bin anas, alshafii, and ahmad ibn hanbal, respectively. Rather, those sects that are mentioned in the hadith are those who have left the fold of islam such as the qadiani, who claimed prophethood after muhammad salallahu alaihi wasallam, or those alawi, who claim ali ra to be god incarnate may allah protect us from such deviation, or those who deny. Shia islam is the secondlargest denomination of islam, comprising 1020% of the total muslim population. Then, the conclusion of the hadith about the only sect that shall succeed. Written as an explanation of the hadith regarding the division of the muslim ummah into 73 sects, the book. Salaam brotherssisters, i need some guidance on this hadith. Two i used to produce the following list are those of islamic encyclopedia published by munshi mehboob alim 60 and that of abumansur albaghdadi 61. We all are muslims and brothers in islam surah aale.
It was compiled in jami attirmidhi hadiths 2640 and 2641, sunan abi dawud hadiths 4596 and 4597, sunan ibn majah hadiths 3991 and 3992 and 3993, musnad ahmad hadith 2332, almustadrak hadith 61, as well as numerous other books of hadith. All the followers of the various sects of the this ummah. The emphasis of the hadeeth is preserving your own aqeedah and sticking to the quran and sunnah and not falling into bidah. Is waseela in islam haram shirk allowed quran hadith. What is wahdatul wajood meaning concept reality deviation and innovation allegation,is anyone having the aqeedah legal status and islamic aqeedah. There is a vast materialwhich can be quoted here describing that belief. Indeed this nation will split into 73 sects, 72 will be in the hellfire, and one will be in. The prophet warns of violent sectarianism ahead abu amina elias april 28, 2017 bad deeds. Sunni islam is separated into four main schools of jurisprudence, namely, hanafi, maliki, shafii, hanbali.
Ninowys rejection of 73 sects hadeeth including the fatwa. The influence of the 73 sects hadith on the classification of theological sects in islamic heresiographical literature this article deals with the questions that would be arisen in ones mind. Not found in most of the so called islamic countries. Abdullah bin amarra relates that the holy prophet peace be upon him said surely things will happen to my people as happened earlier to israelites, they will resemble each other like one shoe in a pair resembles the other to the extent that if. The first encounter, on this hadith, i had with a nonahmadi was when dr. My ummah will divide into 73 sects, all of them will be in the fire. Oct 03, 2015 the 73 sects hadith appears in numerous hadith books and save a couple of reports, all have a problem of authenticity. Jul 06, 2018 i really enjoyed the actual pdf you wrote on the 73 sects. Asalaamu alaykum, the exact number of the sects that are present now, is not important. The companions asked allahs messenger which group that would be. I thought, i may as well share it with you all though the complete version will be published on my blog when it is. Christians too should know about the people in different sects of islam to better understand how they. Who are the ahl assunnah a concise exposition of the fallacious misinterpretations of the 73 sect hadith firqat annajiyah using the islamic concept. The hadith you are referring to is authentic, and has multiple versions with different grades.
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