How authentic is the Hadith: "Whoever enjoins good and forbids evil is the خليفةُ اللَّهِ (vicegerent of Allah) on His earth and the خليفةُ رسولِهِ (vicegerent of His Messenger)..."?
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The was narrated by Ibn Adiyy in Al-Kamil. Its chain of transmission includes Kamil ibn Rahmah, who is a fabricator, and Ibn Lahiyah, who became muddled in his old age.
And Allah knows best.
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