Confusion about 72 or 73 sects

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Recently I've seen the posts about sects which mention there would be 72 sects in Muslims but now I am confused as I read about 73 many a times like :-

Wahb ibn Baqiyyah told us from Khaalid from Muhammad ibn ‘Amr from Abu Salamah from Abu Hurayrah who said: the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The Jews were divided into seventy-one or seventy-two sects, and the Christians were divided into seventy-one or seventy-two sects, and my Ummah will be divided into seventy-three sects.” This was narrated by Abu Dawood in his Sunan, Kitaab al-Sunnah, Baab Sharh al-Sunnah.

It was reported from ‘Awf ibn Maalik who said: the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The Jews were divided into seventy-one sects, one of which is in Paradise and seventy are in the Fire. The Christians were divided into seventy-two sects, seventy-one of which are in the Fire and one is in Paradise. By the One in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, my Ummah will be divided into seventy-three sects, one of which will be in Paradise and seventy-two will be in the Fire.” It was said, O Messenger of Allaah, who are they? He said, “Al-Jamaa’ah.”
Sunan Ibn Maajah, no. 3982.

Usually people say 72 sects only
Kindly any one clear this for me.. need clarity on this

72 are the ones in fire.

Assalamualikum

It was reported from ‘Awf ibn Maalik who said: the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The Jews were divided into seventy-one sects, one of which is in Paradise and seventy are in the Fire. The Christians were divided into seventy-two sects, seventy-one of which are in the Fire and one is in Paradise. By the One in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, my Ummah will be divided into seventy-three sects, one of which will be in Paradise and seventy-two will be in the Fire.” It was said, O Messenger of Allaah, who are they? He said, “Al-Jamaa’ah.”

Sunan Ibn Maajah, no. 3982.



Jews

Total Number of Groups: 71
Groups which enter in Jannah:1

So 70 in fire


Christians

Total Number of Groups: 72
Groups which enter in Jannah:1

So 71 in Fire


Muslims

Total Number of Groups: 73
Groups which enter in Jannah:1

So 72 in Fire


:tti_sister: Allah make us from the group which enter's JANAAH.

Ameen

salam..
73 sects in Islam
72 will be on fire....
1 will go to the Jannah....with Prophet Mohammad (saws)...inshallah

Jazakallah

:salam2:wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu...

how authentic is that hadith???.....just a Question..

Saalam Alaikum

other than Tirmidhi, Ibne Majah gives three independent narrations of the same hadith.
If I'm wrong, I hope there will be some one to make me correct.....inshaa'Allah....

And Allah knows the best
wassalamu alaikum warahmatu-llah