Sahih al-Bukhari 5530 (Book 76, Hadith 67)
pass in front of me with one man, and another with two men, and another with a group of people. and
another with nobody with him. Then I saw a great crowd covering the horizon and I wished that they
were my followers, but it was said to me, ‘This is Moses and his followers.’ Then it was said to me,
‘Look” I looked and saw a big gathering with a large number of people covering the horizon. It was
said, “Look this way and that way.’ So I saw a big crowd covering the horizon. Then it was said to me,
“These are your followers, and among them there are 70,000 who will enter Paradise without (being
asked about their) accounts. ” Then the people dispersed and the Prophet (ﷺ) did not tell who those 70,000
were. So the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) started talking about that and some of them said, “As regards
us, we were born in the era of heathenism, but then we believed in Allah and His Apostle . We think
however, that these (70,000) are our offspring.” That talk reached the Prophet (ﷺ) who said, “These
(70,000) are the people who do not draw an evil omen from (birds) and do not get treated by branding
themselves and do not treat with Ruqya, but put their trust (only) in their Lord.” then ‘Ukasha bin
Muhsin got up and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Am I one of those (70,000)?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Yes.”
Then another person got up and said, “Am I one of them?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, ” ‘Ukasha has anticipated
you.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 5530 (Book 76, Hadith 67)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The compilation known as Sahih al-Bukhari is a paramount collection of the Sunnah and hadith of the Prophet Muhammad. Its creator, Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī, dedicated his life to this work, completing it around 847. It holds a position of immense respect as arguably the most authentic book in Sunni Islam after the Holy Quran. As a key pillar of the six canonical books (Kutub al-Sittah), its detailed 97-chapter structure houses an estimated 7,563 narrations that continue to shape Islamic theology, law, and ethics to this day.
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