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« serve devotedly until the latter’s death. Several ḥadīth are narrated by him. ʿUbāda b. al-Ṣāmit b. Qays al-Khazrajī (d. ca 34/654–5). A Companion of the Prophet who took part in the battles of ʿAqaba and Badr and was also present at the conquest of Egypt. ʿUmar b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. Marwān (r. 99–101/717–20). An exceptionally pious Umayyad caliph, some- times referred to as ‘the fifth rightly-guided caliph.’ He was known for his moral integrity and concern to implement the sharīʿa in his governance, particularly in those areas that had been neglected by former leaders. He died in Aleppo in the year 102/720. »