Who were the four rightly guided caliphs?

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Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (11-13 AH)
Umar ibn al-Khattab (13-23 AH)
Uthman ibn Affan (23-35 AH)
Ali ibn Abi Talib (35-40 AH)

Sunan Abi Dawud 4646-4647; the agreed historical record

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