'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz’s inclusion among the Rightly Guided Caliphs
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Question:
He asked: Does 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz count among the Rightly Guided Caliphs? And does every group of five Rightly Guided Caliphs count? Or is the term taken from the four Caliphs, or is it an expression referring to them?
Answer:
No, it is limited to the four Caliphs. However, they said that the caliphate of 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) completed the caliphate of the Rightly Guided in terms of duration and period, thirty years. The caliphate lasted thirty years, so the caliphate of 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz completed it, they said, from this perspective.
He asked: Does 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz count among the Rightly Guided Caliphs? And does every group of five Rightly Guided Caliphs count? Or is the term taken from the four Caliphs, or is it an expression referring to them?
Answer:
No, it is limited to the four Caliphs. However, they said that the caliphate of 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) completed the caliphate of the Rightly Guided in terms of duration and period, thirty years. The caliphate lasted thirty years, so the caliphate of 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz completed it, they said, from this perspective.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12/3 شرح كتاب لمعة الاعتقاد : الشريط الثالث — youtube.com (41:53)
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