The Number of the Rightly Guided Caliphs
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Are the Rightly Guided Caliphs four, or are they more than four?
Answer:
The Rightly Guided Caliphs are four. Some include 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz, and some include al-Hasan ibn 'Ali. Al-Hasan's caliphate is considered a completion, so they are four. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Are the Rightly Guided Caliphs four, or are they more than four?
Answer:
The Rightly Guided Caliphs are four. Some include 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz, and some include al-Hasan ibn 'Ali. Al-Hasan's caliphate is considered a completion, so they are four. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، الشيخ صالح الفوزان - شرح السنة للبربهاري ١٩-٢٠ — youtube.com (29:47)
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