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Do Sunnis and Shiites require their leaders to have a family relation to Muhammad or his descendents?
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Answer 1
in fact between Shiiah and Sunni, first believes that the household of prophet are real successors of him. according to shiite views , the succession of prophet upon hom blessing and peace to be the special right of the family of the prophet and who in the field of islamic sciences and culture follow the school of the prophet. of course a group of Zaydis who accept two caliphs before ALi and jurisprudence follow Abu-hanifah are also called shiiah becuase in contrast to the Umayyads and Abbasids, they consider the later caliphate as belonging solely to Ali and his descendants.
therefore after the death of the holy prophet, shiiah know Ali as successors of the prophet.
Answer 2
A family relation to Mohammed is only a requirement for a legitimate caliph according to Shiite Islam. Sunni Islam has historically held that family ties are irrelevant for the right to rule Ironically, no current Shiite ruler (in Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, etc.) has ever claimed to be a relative of Mohammed's. However several Sunni leaders, including the current kings of Jordan and Morocco claim that they have legitimacy from being related to Mohammed.
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