Two groups of my Ummah Allah shall protect from the Fire: a group that invades India and a…

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Hadith narrated by An-Nasaa’i - Narrated by Ahmad

Authenticity grade : Authentic hadith

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

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Hadith text: Two groups of my Ummah Allah shall protect from the Fir…

عن ثوبان مولى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم مرفوعًا: «عِصابتان من أُمَّتي أحرزهما اللهُ من النار: عصابةٌ تغزو الهندَ، وعصابةٌ تكون مع عيسى ابن مريم عليهما السلام».

Thawbān, the Prophet's freed slave, reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Two groups of my Ummah Allah shall protect from the Fire: a group that invades India and a group that will be with ‘Īsa ibn Maryam (peace be upon both of them."

Explanation of the hadith: Two groups of my Ummah Allah shall protect from the Fir…

Two groups from the Ummah of Prophet Muhammad (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) will be saved from Hellfire: a group that invades the lands of India and fights the disbelievers in the cause of Allah, and a group that will be with ‘Īsa ibn Maryam when he comes down to earth at the end of the time, after the appearance of the Anti-Christ, whom ‘Īsa (peace be upon him) will kill.

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