Sahih al-Bukhari 3210 (Book 60, Hadith 23)
wa Sa`daik’, and all the good is in Your Hand.’ Allah will say: ‘Bring out the people of the fire.’ Adam
will say: ‘O Allah! How many are the people of the Fire?’ Allah will reply: ‘From every one thousand,
take out nine-hundred-and ninety-nine.’ At that time children will become hoary headed, every
pregnant female will have a miscarriage, and one will see mankind as drunken, yet they will not be
drunken, but dreadful will be the Wrath of Allah.” The companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) asked, “O Allah’s
Apostle! Who is that (excepted) one?” He said, “Rejoice with glad tidings; one person will be from
you and one-thousand will be from Gog and Magog.”
The Prophet (ﷺ) further said, “By Him in Whose Hands my life is, hope that you will be one-fourth of the
people of Paradise.” We shouted, “Allahu Akbar!” He added, “I hope that you will be one-third of the
people of Paradise.” We shouted, “Allahu Akbar!” He said, “I hope that you will be half of the people
of Paradise.” We shouted, “Allahu Akbar!” He further said, “You (Muslims) (compared with non
Muslims) are like a black hair in the skin of a white ox or like a white hair in the skin of a black ox
(i.e. your number is very small as compared with theirs).
Sahih al-Bukhari 3210 (Book 60, Hadith 23)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. As a central pillar of the Kutub al-Sittah, the six books of hadith, Sahih al-Bukhari occupies a uniquely prestigious status. Imam al-Bukhārī’s meticulous work, finalized in the mid-9th century, set a new standard for verifying the traditions and practices of the Prophet Muhammad. Its rigorous authentication process makes it an indispensable reference for Islamic jurisprudence. The collection’s extensive content is divided into 97 chapters, encompassing approximately 7,563 individual hadith reports that provide a comprehensive guide for personal conduct, community life, and religious obligation for Muslims worldwide.
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