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report: muawiya i do not deny that ali is more virtuous than me (cited as in Sahih Muslim, unverified)

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Cited in 1 segment across 1 recording · 2021 · hadith/hadith:fp:71fcade0

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5 Jan 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth What does rightly guided caliph mean, and did Muawiya see Ali as one? The term rashidun came later; he thinks Muawiya saw Ali as more pious but himself as the better ruler, and that piety and governing skill rarely coincide. Question from live chatposition checkedal-Khulafa al-Rashidun (the rightly guided caliphs)Mu'awiya ibn Abi SufyanAli ibn Abi TalibUmar ibn al-Khattab machine8 min 04 s1:57:34on YouTube