Dear Ahmed,
Yes this is an authentic Hadeez and it is better to add a personal note in
block Capitals stating that " By Allah's grace many will be pardoned and taken
to Jennath" in order not to dishearten ummah. Laymen will think that what is
the use if 999 out of 1000 is going to hell. Am I correct?
Thanks
Rila
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Subject: Bismillah [IslamCity] Out of 1000, 999 will go to hell ?
To: "eGroup For Muslims Around The World" <islamcity@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 5:00 PM
Out of 1000, 999 will go to hell ?
Bukhari :: Book 8 :: Volume 76 :: Hadith 536 Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said, "The first man to be called on the Day of Resurrection will be Adam who
will be shown his offspring, and it will be said to them, 'This is your father,
Adam.' Adam will say (responding to the call), 'Labbaik and Sa'daik' Then Allah
will say (to Adam), 'Take out of your offspring, the people of Hell.' Adam will
say, 'O Lord, how many should I take out?' Allah will say, 'Take out
ninety-nine out of every hundred." They (the Prophet's companions) said, "O
Allah's Apostle! If ninety-nine out of every one hundred of us are taken away,
what will remain out of us?" He said, "My followers in comparison to the other
nations are like a white hair on a black ox.
Bukhari :: Book 6 :: Volume 60 :: Hadith 265 Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: The
Prophet said, "On the day of Resurrection Allah will say, 'O Adam!' Adam will
reply, 'Labbaik 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 mentioned this),
the people were so distressed (and afraid) that their faces got changed (in
color) whereupon the Prophet 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 one-fourth 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."
Muslim :: Book 1 : Hadith 430 Abu Sa'id reported: The Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said: Allah, the High and Glorious, would say: O Adam I and
he would say: At Thy service, at thy beck and call, O Lord, and the good is in
Thy Hand. Allah would say: Bring forth the group of (the denizens of) Fire. He
(Adam) would say: Who are the denizens of Hell? It would be said: They are out
of every thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine. He (the Holy Prophet) said: It
is at this juncture that every child would become white-haired and every
pregnant woman would abort and you would see people in a state of intoxication,
and they would not be in fact intoxicated but grievous will be the torment of
Allah. He (the narrator) said: This had a very depressing effect upon them
(upon the companions of the Holy Prophet) and they said: Messenger of Allah,
who amongst us would be (that unfortunate) person (who would be doomed to
Hell)? He said: Good tidings for you,
Yajuj Majuj would be those thousands (who would be the denizens of Hell) and a
person (selected for Paradise) would be amongst you. He (the narrator) further
reported that he (the Messenger of Allah) again said: By Him in Whose Hand is
thy life, I hope that you would constitute one-fourth of the inhabitants of
Paradise. We extolled Allah and we glorified (Him). He (the Holy Prophet) again
said: BY Him in Whose Hand is my life, I wish you would constitute one-third of
the inhabitants of Paradise. We extolled Allah and Glorified (Him). He (the
Holy Prophet) again said: By Him in Whose Hand is my life, I hope that you
would constitute half of the inhabitants of Paradise. Your likeness among the
people is the likeness of a white hair on the skin of a black ox or a strip on
the foreleg of an ass.
Muslim recorded in his Sahih that Ya`qub bin `Asim bin `Urwah bin Mas`ud
Ath-Thaqafi said, "I heard `Abdullah bin `Amr saying to a man who asked him,
`What is this Hadith that you are narrating You claim that the Hour will start
on such and such date.' He said, `Subhan Allah (glory be to Allah),' or he
said, `There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah.' I almost decided to
never narrate anything to anyone. I only said, "Soon, you will witness
tremendous incidents, the House (the Ka`bah) will be destroyed by fire, and
such and such things will occur.'' He then said, `The Messenger of Allah said,
Ad-Dajjal will appear in my nation and will remain for forty. (The narrator
doubts whether it is forty days, months, or years).Then, Allah will send down
`Isa, son of Maryam, looking just like `Urwah bin Mas`ud and he will seek
Ad-Dajjal and will kill him. People will remain for seven years with no enmity
between any two. Allah will send a cool wind from As-Sham that will leave no
man on the face of the earth who has even the weight of an atom of good or
faith, but will capture (his soul). Even if one of you takes refuge in the
middle of a mountain, it will find him and capture (his soul). Afterwards, only
the most evil people will remain. They will be as light as birds, with the
comprehension of beasts. They will not know or enjoin righteousness or forbid
or know evil. Shaytan will appear to them and will say to them, `Would you
follow me.' They will say, `What do you command us' He will command them to
worship the idols. Meanwhile, their provision will
come to them in abundance and their life will be good. Then the Trumpet will be
blown and every person who hears it, will lower one side of his head and raise
the other side (trying to hear that distant sound). The first man who will hear
the Trumpet is someone who is preparing the water pool for his camels, and he
and the people will swoon away. Allah will send down heavy rain and the bodies
of people will grow with it. The Trumpet will be blown in again and the people
will be resurrected and looking all about, staring. It will be said to them, `O
people! Come to your Lord,'(But stop them, verily, they are to be questioned.)
(It will then be said, `Bring forth the share of the Fire.' It will be asked,
`How many' It will be said, `From every one thousand, nine hundred and
ninety-nine. ' That Day is when,) the children will turn grey-headed, ) and,
(The Day when the Shin shall be laid bare).)'' Source : Quran Tafsir Ibn Kathir
