A Question About Two of the Greatest, Most Eminent Companions
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Questioner: We see that some of the scholars of hadith preferred ’Ali over ’Uthmaan [may Allaah be pleased with them both], what is the stance of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah about that?
Al-Albaani: Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah agree with the choice the Jamaa’ah made when they chose ’Uthmaan over ’Ali as their Khalifah after ’Umar. This is the conclusive answer on this topic.
Fataawa Jeddah, 3/54:41.
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