Hadith 6529

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَخِي ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ ، عَنْ ثَوْرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْغَيْثِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " أَوَّلُ مَنْ يُدْعَى يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ، آدَمُ فَتَرَاءَى ذُرِّيَّتُهُ ، فَيُقَالُ : هَذَا أَبُوكُمْ آدَمُ ، فَيَقُولُ : لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ ، فَيَقُولُ : أَخْرِجْ بَعْثَ جَهَنَّمَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ ، فَيَقُولُ : يَا رَبِّ : كَمْ أُخْرِجُ ، فَيَقُولُ : أَخْرِجْ مِنْ كُلِّ مِائَةٍ تِسْعَةً وَتِسْعِينَ " ، فَقَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ : إِذَا أُخِذَ مِنَّا مِنْ كُلِّ مِائَةٍ تِسْعَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ فَمَاذَا يَبْقَى مِنَّا ؟ قَالَ : " إِنَّ أُمَّتِي فِي الْأُمَمِ كَالشَّعَرَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ فِي الثَّوْرِ الْأَسْوَدِ " .
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The first man to be called on the Day of Resurrection will be Adam who will be shown his offspring, and it will be said to them, 'This is your father, Adam.' Adam will say (responding to the call), 'Labbaik and Sa`daik' Then Allah will say (to Adam), 'Take out of your offspring, the people of Hell.' Adam will say, 'O Lord, how many should I take out?' Allah will say, 'Take out ninety-nine out of every hundred." They (the Prophet's companions) said, "O Allah's Apostle! If ninety-nine out of every one hundred of us are taken away, what will remain out of us?" He said, "My followers in comparison to the other nations are like a white hair on a black ox."
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب الرقاق / 6529
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
Therefore, even if ninety-nine percent go to Hell, you should not be concerned; among the descendants of Adam (alayhis salam), all true Muslims will be included in that one percent.
Rather, there will also be monotheists from other communities.
It is also derived from this hadith that the population of Hell will be far greater than the population of Paradise.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 6529
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam comforted his ummah that even if ninety-nine percent go to Hell, you should not worry. One percent will include all true Muslims from the children of Adam alayhis salam, and in fact, among them will also be monotheists (those who uphold tawhid) from other communities.

(2)
From this hadith, it is also understood that the number of the people of Hell will be much greater than the number of the people of Paradise. Despite this, Hell will still demand more, as is mentioned in the Qur’an:
“Allah, the Exalted, will say to Hell: ‘Are you filled?’ It will say, ‘Are there any more?’” ()
In the hadith, it is mentioned that when the people of Hell are thrown into Hell, it will keep saying, “Are there any more?” until Allah, the Exalted, places His Foot upon it.
At that time, it will say, “Enough, enough (I am filled).”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Tafsir, Hadith: 4848)
Similarly, when all the people of Paradise have entered Paradise, there will still be much space left in Paradise. Allah, the Exalted, will create a new creation at that moment to fill Paradise with them.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Tafsir, Hadith: 4850)

(3)
In any case, on the Day of Resurrection, Allah, the Exalted, will grant His beloved sallallahu alayhi wa sallam even more than his hopes, as is mentioned in the Qur’an:
“Soon your Lord will give you so much that you will be pleased.” ()
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 6529