India (al-Hind)
Then
In the narrationsIn classical Arabic geography al-Hind is the Indian subcontinent, with al-Sind as its lower Indus region. Thawban's narration speaks of a group of the Ummah that campaigns there.
Now
TodayAs of 2026-10-26 · draft, reviewed monthlyThe region today spans several countries, among them India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, and is home to a large share of the world's Muslims.
Next
As narratedThawban's narration pairs the group that campaigns in al-Hind with the group that will be with Isa son of Maryam. The narrations give no time, and no narration names a present-day country.
The sequence
- 3A group that campaigns in al-Hind
Thawban's narration names two groups freed from the Fire: one that campaigns in al-Hind and one that will be with Isa (AS). It gives no time.
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3175
Narrations naming this place
Read all in the archive →أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَسَدُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ الزُّبَيْدِيُّ، عَنْ أَخِيهِ، مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ عَنْ لُقْمَانَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى بْنِ عَدِيٍّ الْبَهْرَانِيِّ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ، مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " عِصَابَتَانِ مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَحْرَزَهُمَا اللَّهُ مِنَ النَّارِ عِصَابَةٌ تَغْزُو الْهِنْدَ وَعِصَابَةٌ تَكُونُ مَعَ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ " .
It was narrated that Thawban, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), said:"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'There are two groups of my Ummah whom Allah will free from the Fire: The group that invades India, and the group that will be with 'Isa bin Maryam, peace be upon him