The Khilafah is a contract of choice and consent, so no one is compelled to accept it, and no one is compelled to choose the one who would undertake it.

The proof for this is the evidence that any Shari’ah contract is completed between two parties since it is a contract like all the other contracts. On top of that, the narration of the Bedoin gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Prophet (phuh) for Islam. Then the Bedoin got fever at Medina, came to Allah's Prophet (phuh) and said, "O Allah's Prophet! Cancel my Pledge," But Allah's Prophet (phuh) refused. Then he came to him (again) and said, "O Allah's Prophet! Cancel my Pledge." But the Prophet (phuh) refused. Then he came to him (again) and said, "O Allah's Prophet! Cancel my Pledge." But the Prophet (phuh) refused. The Bedouin finally went out (of Medina) whereupon Allah's Prophet (phuh) said,

.» إِنَّمَا الْمَدِينَةُ كَالْكِيرِ تَ نْفِي خَبَثَ هَا وَيَ نْصَعُ طَيِّبُ هَا « .

"Medina is like a pair of bellows (furnace): It expels its impurities and brightens and clears its good.” (agreed upon by Muslim and Al-Bukhari). As the pledge upon the Khilafah is a pledge upon obedience to the one who has the right to be obeyed from the people of authority, then it is a contract upon choice and consent, and so it is not correct by compulsion; neither compulsion on the one given the pledge nor compulsion upon those who are giving the pledge due to the words of the Messenger (pbuh).

. » إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَضَعَ عَنْ أُمَّتِي الْخَطَأَ وَالنِّسْ يَانَ وَمَا اسْ تُكْرِهُوا عَلَيْهِ « .

“Allah has forgiven my nation (Ummati) for mistakes and forgetfulness, and what they are forced to do.” (reported by Ibn Maja through Ibn ‘Abbas), and this is general for every contract including the contract of the Khilafah. Accordingly, every contract that occurs due to compulsion is void, since it has not been contracted. In the same manner as the other contracts, the Khilafah is not contracted by compulsion.