۔ وَعَنْ زَکَرِیَّا بْنِ سَلَامٍ یُحَدِّثُ عَنْ اَبِیْہِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَالَ: اِنْتَہَیْتُ اِلَی النَّبِیِّ صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم وَھُوَ یَقُوْلُ:((اَیُّہَاالنَّاسُ عَلَیْکُمْ بِالْجَمَاعَۃِ وَاِیَّاکُمْ وَالْفُرْقَۃَ۔)) ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ قَالَھَا اِسْحٰقُ (اَحَدُ الرُّوَاۃِ)۔ (مسند احمد:23533 )
It is narrated from a Companion of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah be pleased with him, who says: Once when I reached the presence of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, at that time he was saying: O people! Remain united with the congregation and avoid division. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, repeated this statement three times.