Le poste de Khilafah n'est pas conféré à une personne par une désignation ni par le fait d'être nommée prince héritier, car il s'agit d'un contrat entre les musulmans et le Khalife. Pour que ce contrat soit conclu, il est stipulé que les musulmans prêtent le Bay'ah, et que la personne à qui ils ont prêté le Bay'ah l'accepte. La désignation ou la nomination d'un prince héritier ne remplit pas cette condition, de sorte qu'elle ne permet pas de conclure la Khilafah. En conséquence, le contrat de Khilafah n'est pas conclu si un Khalife désigne un autre Khalife pour lui succéder, car il n'a pas le droit de le conclure. La Khilafah est également le droit des musulmans et non celui du Khalife, si bien que les musulmans la confèrent à qui ils souhaitent. Il est donc également incorrect pour le Khalife de désigner quelqu'un d'autre, c'est-à-dire de lui promettre le poste, car ce serait lui donner ce qu'il ne possède pas, ce qui est juridiquement interdit. Ainsi, si le Khalife désigne un autre Khalife, qu'il s'agisse de son fils, de son parent ou de toute autre personne, cela serait interdit et la Khilafah ne serait jamais conclue en sa faveur. En effet, ceux qui détiennent le droit de conclure le contrat ne l'ont pas réuni ; il s'agit donc d'un contrat sans mandat, et par conséquent invalide.

The Khilafah post is not contracted to a person by a designation or by being named as a crown prince, for it is a contract between the Muslims and the Khaleefah. In order to be contracted it is stipulated that the Muslims should give the Bay’ah, and the person they gave their Bay’ah should accept it. Designation or appointing of a crown prince does not fulfill that so that cannot contract Khilafah. Accordingly, the contract of Khilafah is not contracted if a Khaleefah nominated another Khaleefah to succeed him, for He does not have the right to contract it. Khilafah is also the right of the Muslims and not of the Khaleefah, thus the Muslims contract it to whomsoever they wish. Therefore it is wrong as well for the Khaleefah to designate someone else, i.e. to promise him the post. For it would be giving him something He does not own; which legally forbidden. So if the Khaleefah designated another Khaleefah, whether He was his son or his relative or any other, this would be forbidden and the Khilafah would never be contracted to him. This is because those who own the contract did not convene it; therefore it would be an uncommisioned contract and thus invalid.

Quanto às alegações de que Abu Bakr designou 'Umar, que 'Umar designou os "Seis" e que os Sahabah não se opuseram e permaneceram em silêncio, indicando consenso geral, estas alegações não indicam, de fato, a permissibilidade de designar ou nomear um príncipe herdeiro. Isto porque Abu Bakr não designou um Khaleefah, mas apenas consultou os muçulmanos sobre quem desejavam como seu Khaleefah, e 'Ali e 'Umar foram indicados como candidatos. Os muçulmanos então escolheram 'Umar por maioria durante os últimos três meses do Khilafah de Abu Bakr. Após a morte dele, os muçulmanos vieram e deram o seu Bay'ah a 'Umar; somente então o cargo de Khilafah foi contratado para ele. Pois até aquele momento, isto é, antes do Bay'ah, ele não era Khaleefah e o Khilafah ainda não lhe havia sido contratado, nem pela indicação de Abu Bakr, nem pela escolha dos muçulmanos. Ele foi contratado somente quando deram a ele o seu Bay'ah e quando ele o aceitou. Quanto à designação dos "seis" feita por 'Umar, esta foi meramente uma indicação para eles em resposta ao pedido dos muçulmanos. Em seguida, 'Abdul-Rahman ibn Awf consultou os muçulmanos sobre qual dos seis queriam como seu Khaleefah. Assim, a maioria deles escolheu 'Ali, caso ele seguisse as ações de Abu Bakr e 'Umar; caso contrário, 'Uthman. Quando 'Ali recusou seguir as ações de Abu Bakr e 'Umar, 'Abdul Rahman deu o seu Bay'ah a 'Uthman, e então os muçulmanos deram a ele o seu Bay'ah.

As for the claims that Abu Bakr had designated ‘Umar and that ‘Umar had designated the “Six” and that the Sahabah did not object and kept silent, indicating general consensus. These claims do not in fact indicate the permissibility of designating or appointing of a crown prince. This is because Abu Bakr had not designated a Khaleefah but merely consulted the Muslims regarding whom they wanted to be their Khaleefah, and ‘Ali and ‘Umar were nominated as candidates. The Muslims then chose ‘Umar by a majority during the last three months of Abu Bakr’s Khilafah. After his death, the Muslims came and gave their Bay’ah to ‘Umar; only then was the Khilafah post contracted to him. For up to that moment, i.e. before the Bay’ah, He was not a Khaleefah and the Khilafah had not yet been contracted to him, neither by Abu Bakr’s nomination, nor by the Muslims choice. It was contracted only when they gave him their Bay’ah and when He accepted it. As for ‘Umar’s designation of the “six”, this was merely a nomination for them in response to the Muslims request. Then ‘Abdul-Rahman ibn Awf consulted the Muslims as to which of the six they wanted to become their Khaleefah. So most of them chose ‘Ali if He adhered to Abu Bakr and ‘Umar’s actions, otherwise ‘Uthman. When ‘Ali declined to follow the actions of Abu Bakr and ‘Umar’, ‘Abdul Rahman gave his Bay’ah to ‘Uthman and then the Muslims gave him their Bay’ah.

Portanto, o Califado foi conferido a ‘Uthman pela Bay’ah do povo, e não pela nomeação de ‘Umar, nem pela escolha do povo. Pois, se as pessoas não lhe tivessem dado a sua Bay’ah e se ele não tivesse aceitado o cargo de Califa, este não teria sido conferido. Portanto, a Bay’ah dos muçulmanos ao Khaleefah é fundamental, e é proibido conferir o Califado por meio da nomeação de um príncipe herdeiro ou por designação, pois se trata de um contrato de autoridade (Wilayah) que deve cumprir as regras dos contratos.

Therefore, the Khilafah was contracted to ‘Uthman by the people’s Bay’ah and not by ‘Umar’s nomination, nor by the people’s choice. For if people had not given him their Bay’ah and if He had not accepted the Khilafah post. This would not have been contracted. Therefore, the Bay’ah of the Muslims to the Khaleefah is fundamental, and it is forbidden to contract Khilafah by appointing a crown prince or by designation, for it is a contract of authority (Wilayah) that should fulfill the rules of contracts.