The Existence of a Righteous Caliph Before the Mahdi
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Question:
This questioner says: Is there a possibility of a righteous caliph before the Mahdi? Or has the era of the caliphs ended, and we must now wait for the Mahdi?
Answer:
Goodness does not cease, if Allah wills, and we do not despair. Allah brings about the reformers and renewers, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us. The renewer may be a scholar among the scholars, or a king among the kings, through whom Allah brings reform. So the Muslim community remains in a state of good, praise be to Allah, no matter how much evil increases. Allah does not leave His servants, nor does He leave His religion. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: Is there a possibility of a righteous caliph before the Mahdi? Or has the era of the caliphs ended, and we must now wait for the Mahdi?
Answer:
Goodness does not cease, if Allah wills, and we do not despair. Allah brings about the reformers and renewers, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us. The renewer may be a scholar among the scholars, or a king among the kings, through whom Allah brings reform. So the Muslim community remains in a state of good, praise be to Allah, no matter how much evil increases. Allah does not leave His servants, nor does He leave His religion. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، من أحاديث الفتن — youtube.com (55:47)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.