Hadith on Khilafah: The Prophet foretells Four Righteous Caliphs

Safinah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The Caliphate after me will last for thirty years, then there will be kingship.

Sa’id said to Safinah, “Count the Caliphates of Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman?” Then, Safinah said, “You must count the Caliphate of Ali.” Sa’id said, “We found them to total thirty years.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2226

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to al-Tirmidhi

عَنْ سَفِينَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْخِلَافَةُ بَعْدِي ثَلَاثُونَ سَنَةً ثُمَّ تَكُونُ مُلْكًا

قَالَ سَعِيدٌ لِسَفِينَة أَمْسِكْ خِلَافَةَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَخِلَافَةَ عُمَرَ وَخِلَافَةَ عُثْمَانَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي أَمْسِكْ خِلَافَةَ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ فَوَجَدْنَاهَا ثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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