A cikin wani hadisi bayyananne game da siffofin shugabanci da al'ummar Musulmi za ta fuskanta, Hudhaifa ɗan al-Yaman ya ruwaito cewa Annabi ﷺ ya ce: "Annabta za ta ci gaba da kasancewa a cikinku muddin Allah ya so. Sa'an nan Allah zai kwace ta a duk lokacin da ya so ya kwace ta. Daga nan kuma za a samu khalifanci bisa tafarkin annabci. Zai ci gaba da kasancewa muddin Allah ya so ya ci gaba da kasancewa, sa'an nan Allah zai kwace shi a duk lokacin da ya so ya kwace shi. Daga nan kuma za a samu mulkin sarauta mai dorewa, kuma zai ci gaba da kasancewa muddin Allah ya so ya ci gaba da kasancewa. Sa'an nan Allah zai kwace shi a duk lokacin da ya so ya kwace shi. Daga nan kuma za a samu mulkin zalunci mai karfi, kuma zai ci gaba da kasancewa muddin Allah ya so ya ci gaba da kasancewa. Sa'an nan zai kwace shi a duk lokacin da ya so ya kwace shi, sa'an nan za a samu khalifanci bisa tafarkin annabci."ﷺ304

In an explicit hadith about the forms of governance the Muslim nation would experience, Ḥudhayfah ibn al-Yamān  reported that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Prophethood will remain amongst you for as long as Allah wishes. Then Allah will remove it whenever He wishes to remove it, and there will be a caliphate upon the prophetic methodology. It will last for as long as Allah wishes it to last, then Allah will remove it whenever He wishes to remove it. Then there will be an abiding dynasty, and it will remain for as long as Allah wishes it to remain. Then Allah will remove it whenever He wishes to remove it. Then there will be forceful monarchy, and it will remain for as long as Allah wishes it to remain. Then He will remove it whenever He wishes to remove it, and then there will be a caliphate upon the prophetic methodology.”304