The Khalifah appoints the governors. The ’Ummal (workers) are appointed by the Khalifah and by the governors if they have been delegated that power. The preconditions of the governor and ’Ummal are the same as the conditions for the assistants, so it is imperative that they are free, just, Muslim, adult men and are from the people who have the capability to do what they are assigned to, and they are chosen from the people of Taqwa (God fearing) and power.

The evidence for this article is the action of the Messenger (pbuh) and the companions after him. The Messenger (pbuh) used to undertake the empowerment of the governors or leaders of the lands, and used to empower them with the full governorship as what happened with Amr b. Hazm, who was the governor over the whole of Yemen. In the same manner, the Messenger (pbuh) would sometimes empower someone with part of the responsibilities from the governorship, as what happened with Mu’adh Bin Jabal and Abu Musa, who were sent to provinces independent of each other in Yemen, and said to them.

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“Show leniency (to people); don’t be hard upon them; give them glad tidings; and don’t create aversion; and work in collaboration.” (agreed upon narration reported from Abu Musa). The fact that the governor is permitted to appoint ’Ummal in his governorship this is taken from the fact that the Khalifah can entrust the governor to appoint ’Ummal.

With respect to making the conditions for the governors the same as those for the assistants, this is since the governor is like the assistant in that he is acting on behalf of the Khalifah in ruling - so he is a ruler - and so the same conditions that apply to the Khalifah apply to him, since the conditions for the assistant are the same as those for the Khalifah. Therefore, it is a condition that he is male, due to his (pbuh) words.