Khalifa

How the scholars use Khalifa.

1. "when completing his prayer. Among them was the devout, ascetic scholar and visionary khalifa, who was known for his mystical insights. A trustworthy source among his companions told me that Sheikh Khalifa saw the messenger of God, peace be upon him, in a dream. He said, O Khalifa, visit us. So he journeyed to the noble city of Medina, entered the esteemed mosque through Bab al-Salam, greeted the mosque, and saluted the messenger of God, peace be upon him. He sat leaning against one of the pillars of the mosque with his head on his knees, which the Sufis call the companionable position. When he lifted his"

   — Ibn Battuta, Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East

2. "and Abu Umar al-Darir, say he died in the year 22, which is the more favored opinion. However, others like Khalifa ibn Khayyat and Abu Hafs al-Fallas say he died during Uthman's caliphate, with Khalifa once stating he died in the year 32. In Sunan Abi Dawud, it is narrated that Umar ibn al-Khattab gathered the people with Ubayy ibn Ka'b for the Taraweeh prayer in Ramadan, and he led them in twenty rak'ahs."

   — Imam al-Dhahabī, Volume 1

3. "where he said, Palaces made of pearls, is reported by Abu Shaykh and Al-Ajuri from the narration of Al-Hassan bin Khalifa from Al-Hassan, who said, I asked Abu Huraira and Imran bin Husayn regarding this verse, but it is not authentic, as Al-Hassan bin Khalifa was not known by Ibn Abi Hatim, and Al-Hassan al-Basri did not hear from Abu Huraira according to the majority opinion."

   — Imam al-Ghazali, Book 40: The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife