"Annabawa ne suke mulkin Banu Isra'ila; duk lokacin da wani Annabi ya rasu, sai wani Annabi ya gaje shi. Amma babu wani Annabi bayan raina. Za a sami halifofi kuma za su yi yawa." Suka ce: "To me kake umurnin mu yi?" Ya ce: "Ku cika mubaya'arsu, ɗaya bayan ɗaya, kuma ku ba su haƙƙinsu. Lallai Allah zai tambaye su game da abin da ya ba su amana."

“The Prophets ruled over the children of Israel, whenever a Prophet died another Prophet succeeded him, but there will be no Prophet after me. There will be Khulafaa’ and they will number many. They asked: What then do you order us? He said: Fulfill the Bay’ah to them one after the other and give them their due. Surely Allah will ask them about what He entrusted them with.”

Khalifanci shi ne shugabanci na bai ɗaya ga dukkan Musulmai a duniya. Aikinsa shi ne kafa dokokin Shari'ar Musulunci da ɗaukar da'awar Musulunci zuwa duniya. Ana kuma kiran Khalifanci da Imamanci, kuma kalmomin biyu suna da ma'ana guda ɗaya. Hadisai Sahihai da dama sun ambaci su da ma'ana guda, kuma babu ɗaya daga cikin kalmomin biyu da ya taɓa bambanta a ma'ana cikin wata nassin Shari'a, watau Alƙur'ani ko Sunnar Annabi ﷺ, waɗanda su ne kaɗai nassosin Shari'a. Ba wajibi ba ne a manne da kalmar Khalifanci ko Imamanci, amma wajibi ne a manne da ma'anar kalmar.

The Khilafah is a common leadership for all the Muslims in the world. Its role is to establish the laws of the Islamic Shari’ah and to carry the Da’awah of Islam to the world. The Khilafah is also known as the Imamah, both terms have the same meaning. Several Sahih Ahadith mention them with the same meaning, neither of the two terms has ever differed in meaning in any Shari’ah text i.e. the Qur’an or the Sunnah of the Prophet (saw), these being the only Shari’ah texts. It is not compulsory to hold to the term of Khilafah or Imamah, but rather it is compulsory to hold to the meaning of the term.

Kafa wani Khalifa (Halifa) wajibi ne a kan dukkan Musulmai a duniya. Aiwatar da wannan wajibi, kamar kowane daga cikin wajibai da Allah (swt) ya shar'anta a kan Musulmai, wajibi ne mai gaggawa wanda babu zabi ko sakaci a cikinsa. Sakaci wajen aiwatar da wannan wajibi yana daga cikin manyan zunubai, wanda Allah (swt) yana azabtar da shi sosai.

The establishment of a Khaleefah is an obligation upon all Muslims in the world. Performing this duty, like any of the duties prescribed by Allah (swt) upon the Muslims, is an urgent obligation in which there can be no choice or complacency. Negligence in performing this duty is one of the greatest sins, for which Allah (swt) punishes severely.

Shaidar cewa nada wajibi a naɗa Khaleefah a kan dukkan Musulmi tana cikin Sunnah da kuma Ijma'in Sahabbai. Dangane da Sunnah, Nafi'a ya ruwaito cewa: "'Umar ya gaya mini cewa ya ji Annabi ﷺ yana cewa: 'Duk wanda ya cire hannunsa daga biyayya ga Allah (SWT), zai haɗu da Shi (SWT) a Ranar Tashin Alƙiyama ba tare da wata hujja a gare shi ba, kuma duk wanda ya mutu alhali babu Bai'a (mubaya'a) a wuyansa (ga Khaleefah), to ya mutu mutuwar Jahiliyya.'" Don haka Annabi ﷺ ya sanya wajibi a kan kowane Musulmi ya kasance yana da Bai'a a wuyansa, kuma ya siffanta duk wanda ya mutu ba tare da Bai'a a wuyansa ba da cewa ya mutu mutuwar Jahiliyya. Bai'a ba za ta kasance ga kowa ba sai Khaleefah, kuma Annabi ﷺ ya wajabta a kan kowane Musulmi ya kasance yana da Bai'a ga Khaleefah a wuyansa. Duk da haka, bai wajabta a kan kowane Musulmi ya yi wa Khaleefah Bai'a ba. Abin da ake buƙata shi ne kasancewar Bai'a a wuyan kowane Musulmi mai cancanta, watau kasancewar Khaleefah wanda ya cancanci Bai'a a wuyan kowane Musulmi bisa haka. Don haka kasancewar Khaleefah ne ke sanya Bai'a a wuyan kowane Musulmi, ko Musulmin ya yi masa Bai'a da kansa ko bai yi ba.