Part 88

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and in his narration, Yatatayyaroon is not mentioned.

Anas - related that the Prophet 2% said, “70,000 from my nation will enter Paradise without any reckoning: They are those who do not Yaktawoon (treat wounds with cauterization), who do not Yastargoon (use Islamically legislated invocations, reading them over the sick person; so these people do not resort to them when they become sick), who do not Yatatayyaroon (a pessimism or seeing of omens that prevents one from acting in a certain way), and who trust completely upon their Lord.” (Related by Al-Bazzaar)

Anas 2 related that the Messenger of Allah #% said, “70 000 from my nation will enter Paradise (ie, without reckoning), and with each one from the 70, 70 000.” This might mean from every thousand, ot it might mean from each and every single one of them, and of course, if the latter holds true, there will me many more than the amount signified by the former.

Anas 4 related that the Messenger of Allah 2% said, “Indeed, Allah promised me to make 400,000 (people) from my nation to enter Paradise.” Abu Bakr 2% said, “Increase it for us, O Messenger of Allah.”... (Again) Abu Bakr 4 said, “Increase it for us, O Messenger of Allah.”..,”Umar a said, “That is enough, O Abu Bakr” Abu Bakr a said, “Leave me, O ‘Umar. And what is it upon you that Allah should make us all enter Paradise?” ‘Umar < said, “If He willed, He could make His creation to enter Paradise by His Mercy with One Hand.” The Prophet 2% said, ”"Umar has spoken the truth.” (Ahmad)

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Another Chain From Anas &

‘Anas related that the Prophet # said, “From my nation, 70,000 will enter Paradise.” They said, “Increase it for us.” He 4% was on a sand hill, and so he threw sand with his hand (indicating the increase). They said, “Increase it for us, O Messenger of Allah.” He # said, “Like this,” and he threw sand with his hand... (Related by Al-Haafiz Abu Ya‘laa)

Abu Bakr ibn ‘Umair related from: his father that the Prophet #% said, “Indeed Allah promised me to make 300,000 from my nation enter Paradise.” ‘Umair a said, “O Messenger of Allah, increase it for us.” He #8 said, “Like this,” indicating with his hand. ‘Umair & said, “O Messenger of Allah, increase it for us.” “Umar 4 said, “Enough, O ‘Umair.” ‘Umair # said, “What is it between us and you, O Tbn AlKhattaab? What is it upon you that Allah should imake us enter Paradise?” ‘Umar # said, “Tf Aliah willed, He could make the people enter Paradise with one Hathiyyah (pouring).” Then the Messenger of Allah 2 said, “Umar has spoken the truth.” (Related by At-Tabaraanee) Al-Haafiz Ad-Diyaa said, “I do not know of any other hadith (related) by “Umair.”

Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudree 4 related that the Messenger of Allah 3% said, 70,000 from my nation will enter Paradise without there being any accountability upon them. ‘Ukkaashah ibn Mihsan 4 stood and said, “O Messenger of Allah, invoke Allah to make me from them.” He #@ said, “O Allah, make him from them.” Then another man said, “Invoke Allah to make me from them.” He 2 said, “O Allah, make him from them.” Then the people remained quiet. Then some of them said to one another, “Would that we said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, invoke Allah to make us from them?” The Prophet #2 said, “Ukkaashah and his companion have preceded you. But had you said (as they said), 1 would have said it (Le. 1 would have invoked the same), and had I said it, it would have become mandatory (ie. it would have been answered).” (Related by Al-Bazzaar)

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Abu Umaamah # related that he heard the Messenger of Allah x say, “My Lord promised me to make 70,000 from my nation enter Paradise ~ with each 1000, 70,000; there is no accountability upon them nor any reproach...” (Related by Ibn Abee Shaibah)

Another Chain From Him

Abu Umaamah related that the Messenger of Allah #€ said, “Indeed, Allah promised me to make 70,000 (people) from my nation enter Paradise without accountability.” Abu Yazeed ibn AlAkhnas said, “O Messenger of Allah, these are not to the rest of your nation except as the reddish fly is to flies.” The Messenger of Allah 38 said, “Indeed, Allah has promised me 70,000, and with each 1000 (from that), 70,000...” (Related by Abu Bakr ibn Abee ’Aasim) Ad-Diyaa said, “The narrators (of this chain) are those of As-sahih except for Al-Hooznee, whose name is ‘Aamir ibn ‘Abdullah Ibn Luhai, and I know of no criticism regarding him.”

Rifaa‘ah Al-Juhanee 4 said, “We came with the Messenger of Allah 3 until we were at Al-Kadeed,” or he said, “At Qadeed.” He then mentioned a Hadeetht in which the following is mentioned: “And my Lord ‘Azza Wa-Jall (to Him belongs Might and Majesty) promised me to make 70,000 from my nation enter Paradise without reckoning. And | indeed hope that no one from the nations enters it until you and those who are righteous from your wives and your offspring are settled in your homes in Paradise.” (Ahmad) Al-Haafiz Ad-Diyaa said, “With me, this fulfills the conditions of As-sahih.”

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And Allah # knows best.

Thaubaan related that he heard the Messenger of Allah 2% say, “Indeed, my Lord promised me to make 70,000 from my nation enter Paradise without having to face any accountability — with each 1000, 70,000." (Related by At-Tabaraanee)

* Abu Sa’eed Al-Anmaaree related that he heard the Messenger of Allah 2% say, “Indeed, my Lord ‘Azza Wa-Jall (to Him belongs Might and Majesty) promised me to make 70,000 from my nation enter Paradise without any reckoning. And each 1000 will intercede for 70,000...” (At-Tabaraanee) Qais, one of the narrators, said, “I said to Abu Sa’eed, ‘You heard this from the Messenger of Allah?’ He said, "Yes, with my two ears, and my heart grasped and retained it.” Abu Sa’eed said, “Then the Messenger of Allah #& said, ‘And that — Insha Allah [(—)] comprehends those who migrated from my nation, and Allah will complete the rest from its Bedouins.’”” (Related by At-Tabaraanee)

At-Tabaree said, “Other than this chain, nothing has been related from Abu Sa’eed Al-Anmaaree. And (on his level), Mu’aawiyah ibn Salaam was the sole narrator.”

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‘Amr ibn Hazm Al-Ansaaree & said, “The Messenger of Allah 2% was absent from us for 3 (days): he would not come out except for the obligatory prayers, and then he would return. On the fourth day, he 4% came out to us, and we said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, you remained confined from us until we though that something happened.’ He x said, ‘Nothing happened except for good: indeed, my Lord promised me to make 70,000 from my nation enter Paradise without any accountability upon them. And during these three days, I asked my Lord for an increase, and I found my Lord to be One, Exalted, and Most Generous: With every one from the 70,000, He gave me 70,000. 1 said: O my Lord, my nation will reach that amount? He # said: I will complete the amount for you from the Bedouins.’” (Related by Al-Baihaqee) The scholars have spoken about Ad-Dahhaaq, who is one of the narrators of this hadith. An-Nasaaee said about him, “He is Matrook (abandoned, ie., his narrations are abandoned because of some defect in him as a narrator).

Abu Maalik 4 related that the Messenger of Allah #€ said, “As for He Who has the soul of Muhammad in His Hand, Allah will send you to Paradise on the Day of Resurrection like the black night: one group together, surrounding the earth. The angels will say, ‘Those who came with Muhammad are more than those who came with the rest of the Prophets.’” (Related by At-Tabaraanee)