The Satisfaction with 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz and His Naming as Caliph
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Question:
The Shaykh said: Allah has informed you. Is it permissible to designate a caliph by command, such as 'Abd al-'Aziz being designated as the caliph? What about Uthman? Why do we say "may Allah be pleased with him" when that is specific to the Companions?
Answer:
So we say the fifth caliph. As for expressing satisfaction with him, there is no harm. One may express satisfaction with 'Umar and with the scholars, in the sense of supplicating for Allah's pleasure with this scholar or this benefactor. So there is no harm.
The Shaykh said: Allah has informed you. Is it permissible to designate a caliph by command, such as 'Abd al-'Aziz being designated as the caliph? What about Uthman? Why do we say "may Allah be pleased with him" when that is specific to the Companions?
Answer:
So we say the fifth caliph. As for expressing satisfaction with him, there is no harm. One may express satisfaction with 'Umar and with the scholars, in the sense of supplicating for Allah's pleasure with this scholar or this benefactor. So there is no harm.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12/3 شرح كتاب لمعة الاعتقاد : الشريط الثالث — youtube.com (42:38)
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