لَا يَزَالُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي أُمَّةٌ قَائِمَةٌ بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ، لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ مَنْ خَذَلَهُمْ، وَلَا مَنْ خَالَفَهُمْ، حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ وَهُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ
Translation: A group within my community will continue to uphold Allah’s command. Neither those who abandon them nor those who oppose them will cause them to abandon that course, until Allah’s command comes while they remain so.
Source: البخاري ومسلم
لَا يَزَالُ conveys continuity: “will continue.” In أُمَّةٌ قَائِمَةٌ, the adjective قَائِمَةٌ describes a group that remains firm. بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ indicates adherence to Allah’s direction.
The report teaches that people will remain faithful to the religion even when opposed. Its promise concerns principled steadfastness; it must not be read as a claim that sincere people never suffer worldly hardship or hostility.