Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 4631
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فَارِسٍ، حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادٌ السَّمَّاكُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيَّ، يَقُولُ الْخُلَفَاءُ خَمْسَةٌ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَعُثْمَانُ وَعَلِيٌّ وَعُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ رضى الله عنهم .
Translation
Muhammad ibn Faris narrated to us; Qabisah narrated to us; Abbad al-Sammak narrated to us. He said: I heard Sufyan al-Thawri say: ‘The caliphs are five: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali, and Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz—may Allah be pleased with them.’