Sahih al-Bukhari 4535 (Book 65, Hadith 263)
our Lord, and Sa`daik ‘ Then there will be a loud call (saying), Allah orders you to take from among
your offspring a mission for the (Hell) Fire.’ Adam will say, ‘O Lord! Who are the mission for the
(Hell) Fire?’ Allah will say, ‘Out of each thousand, take out 999.’ At that time every pregnant female
shall drop her load (have a miscarriage) and a child will have grey hair. And you shall see mankind as
in a drunken state, yet not drunk, but severe will be the torment of Allah.” (22.2) (When the Prophet (ﷺ)
mentioned this), the people were so distressed (and afraid) that their faces got changed (in color)
whereupon the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “From Gog and Magog nine-hundred ninety-nine will be taken out and
one from you. You Muslims (compared to the large number of other people) will be like a black hair
on the side of a white ox, or a white hair on the side of a black ox, and I hope that you will be onefourth
of the people of Paradise.” On that, we said, “Allahu-Akbar!” Then he said, “I hope that you
will be) one-third of the people of Paradise.” We again said, “Allahu-Akbar!” Then he said, “(I hope
that you will be) one-half of the people of Paradise.” So we said, Allahu Akbar.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 4535 (Book 65, Hadith 263)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Imam al-Bukhārī’s Sahih al-Bukhari is a masterpiece of Islamic literature, completed in the 9th century. It is revered as one of the most authentic and important books in Sunni Islam, forming a core part of the six canonical hadith collections (Kutub al-Sittah). This set also includes Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa’i, and Sunan ibn Majah. Al-Bukhārī’s specific contribution is a massive work containing around 7,563 verified hadiths, which are thematically sorted into 97 books to provide clear guidance on a multitude of subjects.
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