Hadith No. 2
The Ummah is never devoid of one who stands firm upon the truth.
رَوَى أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْبَزَّارُ [ت292هـ] فِي «مُسْنَدِهِ»[1]، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:
لَا تَزَالُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي عَلَى الْحَقِّ ظَاهِرِينَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ.
Translation:
Ahmad ibn Amr al-Bazzar [d. 292 AH] has narrated in his Musnad, (in this way that) he has said: Abu Kurayb narrated to us, he said: Abu Mu‘awiya narrated to us, he said: Isma‘il narrated to us, from Qays from Sa‘d, i.e. ibn Abi Waqqas, from the Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him and his family, who said:
“A number of my Ummah will always be steadfast upon the truth until the Day of Judgment.”
Attestation No. 1
وَرَوَى ابْنُ بَطَّةَ [ت387هـ] فِي «الْإِبَانَةِ الْكُبْرَى»[2]، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْبَخْتَرِيِّ الرَّزَّازُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ الْعُطَارِدِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تَزَالُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي ظَاهِرَةً عَلَى الدِّينِ عَزِيزَةً إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ».
Translation:
Also, ibn Battah [d. 387 AH] has narrated in the book al-Ibanah al-Kubra, he has said: Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn Amar ibn al-Bakhtari al-Razzaz narrated to us, he said: Ahmad ibn Abd al-Jabbar al-Utaridi narrated to us, he said: Abu Mu‘awiya narrated to us, from Isma‘il ibn Abi Khalid, from Qays, from Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqas who said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him and his family, said: “A number of my Ummah will always honorably be steadfast upon religion until the Day of Judgment.”