70,000 to enter paradise without any reckoning

sahih bukhari Volume 7, Book 71, Number 606:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

Allah's Apostle said, 'Nations were displayed before me; one or two prophets would pass by along with a few followers. A prophet would pass by accompanied by nobody. Then a big crowd of people passed in front of me and I asked, Who are they Are they my followers?" It was said, 'No. It is Moses and his followers It was said to me, 'Look at the horizon.'' Behold! There was a multitude of people filling the horizon. Then it was said to me, 'Look there and there about the stretching sky! Behold! There was a multitude filling the horizon,' It was said to me, 'This is your nation out of whom seventy thousand shall enter Paradise without reckoning.' "Then the Prophet entered his house without telling his companions who they (the 70,000) were. So the people started talking about the issue and said, "It is we who have believed in Allah and followed His Apostle; therefore those people are either ourselves or our children who are born m the Islamic era, for we were born in the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance.'' When the Prophet heard of that, he came out and said. "Those people are those who do not treat themselves with Ruqya, nor do they believe in bad or good omen (from birds etc.) nor do they get themselves branded (Cauterized). but they put their trust (only) in their Lord " On that 'Ukasha bin Muhsin said. "Am I one of them, O Allah's Apostle?' The Prophet said, "Yes." Then another person got up and said, "Am I one of them?" The Prophet said, 'Ukasha has anticipated you."



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[Shirien]

it was also narrated in another hadith that the Prophet Salallahu alayhi wa sallam, made dua to Allah to increase the number who will enter without reckoning. and so Allah allowed for every person of that 70,000 another 70,000 will be added..

so we're looking at what... umm almost 5 billion? i think..

wallahu alem

[Shirien]

There is good news for all of us Muslims in this hadeeth and others. There is more information in a report narrated in the Musnad of Imaam Ahmad and the Sunan of al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Maajah, where Abu Umaamah is reported to have said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “My Lord promised me that seventy thousand of my ummah will enter Paradise without being brought to account or being punished; with each thousand of them will be another seventy thousand, plus three handfuls of the handfuls of my Lord, may He be glorified.” We ask Allaah to make us among them. Just imagine: seventy thousand, with each thousand of whom is another seventy thousand – how great will be the total number of people who will enter Paradise without being brought to account? How many will be in each handful “scooped up” by the Merciful, Compassionate, Generous Almighty Lord? We ask Allaah to make us among that number.

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[ummah13]

Amazing and very informative! Jazakallah Khairun to both sisters for posting that up.

That is quite a large number. 5 billion, you say?

Oh and sister fi sabil lillah, I love your signature.

[brother_bruce]

70,000 x 70,000 = 4.9 million.

not quite 5 billion, but much better odds, eh?

May Allah [swt] make me (and you) among those first 70,000 people.

[IWantJannah]

"Those people are those who do not treat themselves with Ruqya..."

Can someone elaborate on this point... to begin with, i'm still not sure what Ruqya is, i think it has something to do with reciting the quran to treat or heal??? but i'd be nice to get some clarification....

[Shirien]

Originally Posted by brother_bruce

70,000 x 70,000 = 4.9 million.

not quite 5 billion, but much better odds, eh?

May Allah [swt] make me (and you) among those first 70,000 people.

ameen, but i double checked the math.. i think it's billion..

[Ibn Khaleefah]

4.9 BILLION (Not including the three Handfuls of Allaah)

[fevzy]

Originally Posted by fi_sabil_lillah

There is good news for all of us Muslims in this hadeeth and others. There is more information in a report narrated in the Musnad of Imaam Ahmad and the Sunan of al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Maajah, where Abu Umaamah is reported to have said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “My Lord promised me that seventy thousand of my ummah will enter Paradise without being brought to account or being punished; with each thousand of them will be another seventy thousand, plus three handfuls of the handfuls of my Lord, may He be glorified.” We ask Allaah to make us among them. Just imagine: seventy thousand, with each thousand of whom is another seventy thousand – how great will be the total number of people who will enter Paradise without being brought to account? How many will be in each handful “scooped up” by the Merciful, Compassionate, Generous Almighty Lord? We ask Allaah to make us among that number.

= (seventy thousand) + (each thousand of them) x (another seventy thousand) + (three handfuls of the handfuls of my Lord)
= 70,000 + (70,000/1,000) x 70,000 + "three handfuls of the handfuls of my Lord"
= 4,970,000 + "three handfuls of the handfuls of my Lord"

[Shirien]

Originally Posted by fevzy

= (seventy thousand) + (each thousand of them) x (another seventy thousand) + (three handfuls of the handfuls of my Lord)
= 70,000 + (70,000/1,000) x 70,000 + "three handfuls of the handfuls of my Lord"
= 4,970,000 + "three handfuls of the handfuls of my Lord"

ok i get it.. i didnt pay attention to the "for each thousand"