The Prophet ﷺ said: “My ummah will split into 73 SECTS, ALL of whom will be IN HELL EXCEPT for 1 GROUP.” They said: Who are they, O Messenger of Allaah? He ﷺ said: “(Those who follow) that which I AND MY COMPANIONS FOLLOW.” This is mentioned in the hadeeth of ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr which was recorded and classed as hasan by al-Tirmidhi (2641). It was also classed as hasan by al-‘Iraaqi in Ahkaam al-Qur’aan (3/432), al-‘Iraaqi in Takhreej al-Ihya’ (3/284) and al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.
