Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Saiyyidina ‘Umar Faarooq 

(Radiyal Laahu ‘Anhu)- Saying-

                       Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Saiyyidina ‘Umar Faarooq

 (RadiyalLaahu ‘Anhu)

 has said, “The holy Prophet

 (Sallal Laahu ‘Alaiehi Wa
Sallam)

  has informed us about  the
beginning of the creation to the entering into Paradise by the people of
Paradise and the entering into Hell by the people of Hell.”  (Bukhaari Shareef pg 453, vol-1).

This
blessed Hadees tells us that the holy Prophet

 (Sallal Laahu
‘Alaiehi Wa Sallam)

 no doubt had with the grace of
Allaah Ta’aalaa knowledge of all things from the beginning to the end.  Therefore,

 the holy Prophet

(Sallal Laahu
‘Alaiehi Wa Sallam)

 said, “My Um-mat will be
divided into 73 factions, one of this will go to Heaven and 72 will go to
Hell.” The Companions of the Prophet

 (Ridwaanul Laahi Ta’aalaa
‘Alaiehim Ajma’een)

 said, O Prophet of Allaah! (Sallal Laahu
‘Alaiehi Wa Sallam) which one will be that salvated group? The holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu
‘Alaiehi Wa Sallam) said, “It would be the Naajiyah
group, which would follow my way and the way of my companions.” (Tirmizee,
Abu Daawood, Ibne Maajah).

        It is also
mentioned in Ibne Maajah, one of the six famous authentic books of
Ahaadees that Hazrat Anas bin Maalik (Radiyal Laahu ‘Anhu) related that
he heard the holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu ‘Alaiehi Wa Sallam) say, “My
Um-mat would never unite on a deviation, when you see differences (in
the Um-mat), you obligatory hold fast to the largest
group.”(The group of magnificence)

        These Ahaadees makes
it clear to us that one of the groups into which Um-mat-e-Muhammadi (‘Alaa
Saahibhas-Salaatu Was-Salaam) would be divided it would be
the largest group and we have been ordered to totally hold fast to this group,
only that is the group which will be going to Heaven and beside this all the
rest will be worthy of going to Hell. The holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu
‘Alaiehi Wa Sallam) has done us a great favors, by
informing us also about the signs of this salvated group (Naajiyah). Otherwise
every group would be claiming itself to be the Naajiyah group. It
is clear that Naajiyah group is not a separate sect and in no way
holding on to their beliefs, actions and preaching or promoting them can be
considered as indulging in factionalism.
Deoband to Bareilly- Allamah Kaukab Noorani Okarvi