The ruling on describing 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz as a "rightly guided caliph"
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Question:
Who calls "Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz" the fifth of the rightly guided caliphs, when Mu'awiyah...?
Answer:
Some people call him that, and he is, if Allah wills, a rightly guided caliph. But the rightly guided caliphs are the four. However, he is a rightly guided caliph, and every just imam is called a rightly guided caliph. Every righteous imam is called a rightly guided caliph.
Q: Do the scholars agree that Mu'awiyah was better than him?
A: Mu'awiyah was a Companion, and Mu'awiyah is better than him among the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them).
Who calls "Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz" the fifth of the rightly guided caliphs, when Mu'awiyah...?
Answer:
Some people call him that, and he is, if Allah wills, a rightly guided caliph. But the rightly guided caliphs are the four. However, he is a rightly guided caliph, and every just imam is called a rightly guided caliph. Every righteous imam is called a rightly guided caliph.
Q: Do the scholars agree that Mu'awiyah was better than him?
A: Mu'awiyah was a Companion, and Mu'awiyah is better than him among the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them).
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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