Is al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) considered the fifth of the Rightly Guided Caliphs?
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Question:
Is al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) considered the fifth of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, such that he would thereby be the best of the Companions after the four Caliphs (may Allah be pleased with them all)?
Answer:
It was said that the days during which he held office are a completion; they are a completion of the thirty years about which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The caliphate after me is thirty years." It was said that al-Hasan's caliphate completes the thirty years. Yes.
Is al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) considered the fifth of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, such that he would thereby be the best of the Companions after the four Caliphs (may Allah be pleased with them all)?
Answer:
It was said that the days during which he held office are a completion; they are a completion of the thirty years about which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The caliphate after me is thirty years." It was said that al-Hasan's caliphate completes the thirty years. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 216 - هل يعتبر الحسن بن علي رضي الله عنهما خامس الخلفاء الراشدين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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