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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند أنس بن مالك
Musnad of Anas bin Malik
مُسْنَدُ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ
Musnad of Anas bin Malik
Musnad Abi Ya'la 3944 — the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The Children
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَحْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُبَارَكُ بْنُ سُحَيْمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ صُهَيْبٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : افْتَرَقَتْ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى إِحْدَى وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً ، وَإِنَّ أُمَّتِي سَتَفْتَرِقُ عَلَى ثِنْتَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً ، كُلُّهُمْ فِي النَّارِ إِلَّا السَّوَادَ الْأَعْظَمَ ، قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَحْرٍ : يَعْنِي الْجَمَاعَةَ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Children of Israel split into seventy-one sects, and indeed my Ummah will soon divide into seventy-two sects; all of them will be in the Fire except the great majority (al-sawad al-a'zam)." Muhammad bin Bahr (may Allah have mercy on him), explaining this, said that by al-sawad al-a'zam is meant "al-Jama'ah" (the large body that stands firm on the truth).
