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 | | Abu Hatim narrated from Harmala that al-Shafi`i said: "The Caliphs (al-khulafâ) are five: Abu Bakr, `Umar, `Uthman, `Ali, and `Umar ibn `Abd al-`Aziz." In his Diwan he named them "leaders of their people, by whose guidance one obtains guidance," and declaimed of the Family of the Prophet: |
 | | Ibn Hajar said that the first to write a biography of al-Shafi`i was Dawud al-Zahiri (d. |
 | | This is also the position of Ibn Mas`ud, Ibn `Umar, al-Sha`bi, al-Nakha`i, al-Zuhri, and al-Awza`i, which is confirmed by Ibn `Umars report: "Whoever kisses or touches his wife with his hand must renew his wudû." It is authentic and related in numerous places including Malik's Muwatta. |
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