We, about forty men, were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a camp when he said: Aren't you pleased that they should constitute one-fourth of the inhabitants of Paradise? He (the narrator) said: Yes. He (the Holy Prophet) again said: Aren't you pleased that you should constitute one-third of the inhabitants of Paradise? They said: Yes. Upon this he again said: By Him in Whose Hand is my life, I hope that you would constitute one-half of the inhabitants of Paradise and the reason is that no one would be admitted into Paradise but a believer and you are no more among the polytheists than as a white hair on the skin of a black ox or a black hair on the skin of a red ox.  

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي قُبَّةٍ نَحْوًا مِنْ أَرْبَعِينَ رَجُلاً فَقَالَ أَتَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا رُبُعَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ قَالَ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ فَقَالَ أَتَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا ثُلُثَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَقُلْنَا نَعَمْ فَقَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لأَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونُوا نِصْفَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَذَاكَ أَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ لاَ يَدْخُلُهَا إِلاَّ نَفْسٌ مُسْلِمَةٌ وَمَا أَنْتُمْ فِي أَهْلِ الشِّرْكِ إِلاَّ كَالشَّعْرَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ فِي جِلْدِ الثَّوْرِ الأَسْوَدِ أَوْ كَالشَّعْرَةِ السَّوْدَاءِ فِي جِلْدِ الثَّوْرِ الأَحْمَرِ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ addressed us and then supported his back (by reclining) against a leather tent and said: Behold, no one but a believing person would enter Paradise. O Allah, (see) have I conveyed (it not)? 0 Allah, be witness (to it that I have conveyed it). (Then addressing the companions) he said: Don't you like that you should constitute one-fourth of the inhabitants of Paradise? We said: Yes, Messenger of Allah. He again said: Don't you like that you should constitute one-third of the inhabitants of Paradise? They said: Yes, Messenger of Allah. He said: I hope that you would constitute one- half of the inhabitants of Paradise and you would be among the peoples of the world, like a black hair on (the body of) a white ox or like a white hair on the body of a black ox.  

خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَسْنَدَ ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى قُبَّةِ أَدَمٍ فَقَالَ أَلاَ لاَ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ إِلاَّ نَفْسٌ مُسْلِمَةٌ اللَّهُمَّ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ أَتُحِبُّونَ أَنَّكُمْ رُبُعُ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَقُلْنَا نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ أَتُحِبُّونَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا ثُلُثَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ قَالُوا نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ إِنِّي لأَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونُوا شَطْرَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ مَا أَنْتُمْ فِي سِوَاكُمْ مِنَ الأُمَمِ إِلاَّ كَالشَّعْرَةِ السَّوْدَاءِ فِي الثَّوْرِ الأَبْيَضِ أَوْ كَالشَّعْرَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ فِي الثَّوْرِ الأَسْوَدِ  

“We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a tent, and he said: ‘Will it not please you to be one quarter of the people of Paradise?’ We said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Will it not please you to be one third of the people of Paradise?’ We said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, I hope that you will be half of the people of Paradise. For no one will enter Paradise but a Muslim soul, and among the people of polytheism you are like a white hair on the hide of a black bull, or like a black hair on the hide of a red bull.’”  

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي قُبَّةٍ فَقَالَ أَتَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا رُبُعَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ قُلْنَا بَلَى قَالَ أَتَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا ثُلُثَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لأَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونُوا نِصْفَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ لاَ يَدْخُلُهَا إِلاَّ نَفْسٌ مُسْلِمَةٌ وَمَا أَنْتُمْ فِي أَهْلِ الشِّرْكِ إِلاَّ كَالشَّعَرَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ فِي جِلْدِ الثَّوْرِ الأَسْوَدِ أَوْ كَالشَّعَرَةِ السَّوْدَاءِ فِي جِلْدِ الثَّوْرِ الأَحْمَرِ  

“We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a tent, and he said: ‘Will it not please you to be one quarter of the people of Paradise?’ We said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Will it not please you to be one third of the people of Paradise?’ We said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, I hope that you will be half of the people of Paradise. For no one will enter Paradise but a Muslim soul, and among the people of polytheism you are like a white hair on the hide of a black bull, or like a black hair on the hide of a red bull.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4283)   

كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي قُبَّةٍ نَحْوٌ مِنْ أَرْبَعِينَ فَقَالَ أَتَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا رُبُعَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ؟ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ أَتَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا ثُلُثَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ؟ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونُوا نِصْفَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَذَاكَ أَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ لَا يَدْخُلُهَا إِلَّا نَفْسٌ مُسْلِمَةٌ وَمَا أَنْتُمْ فِي الشِّرْكِ إِلَّا كَالشَّعْرَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ فِي جِلْدِ ثَوْرٍ أَسْوَدَ أَوِ السَّوْدَاءِ فِي جِلْدِ ثَوْرٍ أَحْمَرَ  

“We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a tent, and he said: ‘Will it not please you to be one quarter of the people of Paradise?’ We said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Will it not please you to be one third of the people of Paradise?’ We said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, I hope that you will be half of the people of Paradise. For no one will enter Paradise but a Muslim soul, and among the people of polytheism you are like a white hair on the hide of a black bull, or like a black hair on the hide of a red bull.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4283)  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي قُبَّةٍ نَحْوًا مِنْ أَرْبَعِينَ قَالَ أَتَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا رُبُعَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ؟ قَالَ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ أَتَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا ثُلُثَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ؟ فَقُلْنَا نَعَمْ فَقَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونُوا نِصْفَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَذَاكَ أَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ لَا يَدْخُلُهَا إِلَّا نَفْسٌ مُسْلِمَةٌ وَمَا أَنْتُمْ فِي أَهْلِ الشِّرْكِ إِلَّا كَالشَّعْرَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ فِي جِلْدِ الثَّوْرِ الْأَسْوَدِ أَوِ الشَّعْرَةِ السَّوْدَاءِ فِي جِلْدِ الثَّوْرِ الْأَحْمَرِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ narrated to us that he was sitting by the Red Dome in Mina with his back against it. He said, "Wouldn't you be pleased to be one quarter of the people of Paradise?" We said, "Yes." He then said, "Wouldn't you be pleased to be one third of the people of Paradise?" We answered, "Yes." He then said, "By Allah, I hope that you would be half of the people of Paradise. And I will tell you about this due to the scarcity of Muslims amongst the people on that day. On that day, they would be like a white hair on a black ox or like a black hair on a white ox. Only a Muslim soul shall enter Paradise."  

حَدَّثَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِمِنًى وَهُوَ مُسْنِدٌ ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى قُبَّةٍ حَمْرَاءَ قَالَ أَلَمْ تَرْضَوْا أَنْ تَكُونُوا رُبُعَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ؟ قُلْنَا بَلَى قَالَ أَلَمْ تَرْضَوْا أَنْ تَكُونُوا ثُلُثَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى قَالَ وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونُوا نِصْفَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَسَأُحَدِّثُكُمْ عَنْ ذَلِكَ عَنْ قِلَّةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي النَّاسِ يَوْمَئِذٍ مَا هُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي النَّاسِ إِلَّا كَالشَّعْرَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ فِي الثَّوْرِ الْأَسْوَدِ أَوْ كَالشَّعْرَةِ السَّوْدَاءِ فِي الثَّوْرِ الْأَبْيَضِ وَلَنْ يَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ إِلَّا نَفْسٌ مُسْلِمَةٌ  

[Machine] "While one day he was in the treasury, the Prophet ﷺ came out to us from one of his chambers made of adobe and said, 'Do you not want to be one-fourth of the people of Paradise?' They said, 'Yes.' He said, 'And one-third of the people of Paradise?' They said, 'Yes.' He said, 'By the One who holds my soul in His hand, I hope that you will be half of the people of Paradise. Verily, the example of Muslims among the disbelievers is like a white hair on a black bull or a black hair on a white bull.'"  

بَيْنَمَا هُوَ ذَاتُ يَوْمٍ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَالِ إِذْ قَالَ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ مِنْ قُبَّةٍ لَهُ مِنْ أَدَمٍ فَقَالَ «أَلَا تَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا رُبُعَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ؟ » قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ «وَثُلُثُ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ؟ » قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونُوا نِصْفَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ إِنَّ مَثَلَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي الْكُفَّارِ كَالْبَقَرَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ فِيهَا الشَّعْرَةُ السَّوْدَاءُ أَوْ كَالْبَقَرَةِ السَّوْدَاءِ فِيهَا الشَّعْرَةُ الْبَيْضَاءُ»  

"أترضَوْنَ أن تكونوا رُبُعَ أهلِ الجنة؟ أترضَوْن أن تكونوا ثُلُث أهلِ الجنَّةِ؟ والذي نفسى بيده إنى لأرجو أن تكونوا شَطْرَ أهل الجنَّةِ، وسأخْبِرُكمْ عن ذلك، إنه لا يدخل الجنَّة إلا نفسٌ مسلِمَةٌ، وإنَّ قِلةَ المسلمين في الكفَّار يوم القيامةِ كالشعرةِ السوداء في الثورِ الأبيضِ، وكالشعرة البيضاءِ في الثور الأسودِ".  

"عَن ابْن مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ الله ﷺ فَأَسْنَدَ ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى قُبَّةِ أَدَمٍ، فَقَالَ: أَلَا؛ لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ إِلَّا نَفْسُ مُسْلِمٍ، اللَّهُمَّ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ؟ اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ، فَقَالَ: أَتُحِبُّونَ أَنَّكُمْ رُبُعُ الْجَنَّةِ؟ قَالُوا: نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ الله، قَالَ: أَتُحِبُّونَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا ثُلُثَ أَهْل الْجَنَّةِ؟ قَالُوا: نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ الله، قَالَ: لأَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونُوا شَطْرَ أَهْل الْجَنَّة، مَا مَثَلُكُمْ فيمَنْ سِوَاكُمْ إِلَّا كَالشَّعْرَة - السَّوْدَاء في الثَّوْرِ الأبْيَض، أَوْ كَالشَّعْرَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ في الثَّوْر الأَسْوَدِ -" .