The Meaning of the Rightly Guided Caliphs in the Hadith “Adhere to My Sunnah”
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Adhere to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs,” does “Rightly Guided Caliphs” refer to specific individuals?
The Shaykh:
The four: Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, and 'Ali are the Rightly Guided Caliphs. The caliphate of al-Hasan completed the caliphate of the Rightly Guided Caliphs; al-Hasan ibn 'Ali. It is also said that 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz (may Allah be pleased with him) was the fifth caliph, but the well-known view is that they are the four.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The caliphate of al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) was a completion, not an independent one.
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Adhere to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs,” does “Rightly Guided Caliphs” refer to specific individuals?
The Shaykh:
The four: Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, and 'Ali are the Rightly Guided Caliphs. The caliphate of al-Hasan completed the caliphate of the Rightly Guided Caliphs; al-Hasan ibn 'Ali. It is also said that 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz (may Allah be pleased with him) was the fifth caliph, but the well-known view is that they are the four.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The caliphate of al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) was a completion, not an independent one.
Source
شرح العقيدة السفارينية [12] — alfawzan.live (1:35:45)
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