Membobin Majalisar Ummah ana zabe su, ba a nada su ba. Su wakilan jama'a ne wajen bayyana ra'ayoyi, kuma ya kamata wakili ya zama wanda mutumin da yake wakilta ne ya zaɓe shi, ba a dora masa shi ba. Haka kuma, tunda membobin Majalisar Ummah wakilan ra'ayoyin jama'a ne, ko daidaikun mutane ne ko ƙungiyoyi, to ba zai yiwu a san wakilin jama'a a babban yanki da kuma mutane marasa adadi ba, sai dai idan jama'ar ne suka zaɓe shi.

The members of the Ummah's Council are elected and not appointed. They are representatives of the people in the voicing of opinions, and the representative should be chosen by the person whom he represents and should never be imposed upon him. Since also the members of the Ummah's Council are representatives of the people's opinions, whether they are individuals or groups; so to know the representative of people in a large area and the uncounted folk does not come about unless this representative is chosen by them. .

Haka kuma, Manzon Allah (SAW) bai zaɓi waɗanda ya tuntuɓa bisa ga ƙwarewarsu, cancantarsu ko halayensu ba; a maimakon haka ya zaɓe su bisa abubuwa biyu: Na farko, saboda su shugabanni ne a cikin ƙabilunsu, ba tare da la'akari da ƙwarewarsu da cancantarsu ba; na biyu, saboda suna wakiltar Muhajirai da Ansar. Dalilin kasancewar mutanen Shura shi ne wakiltar jama'a. Saboda haka, ginshiƙin da ya kamata a zaɓi membobin Majalisar Ummah a kansa shi ne: wakiltar jama'a, kamar yadda aka yi a zaɓen da aka yi da gangan daga cikin shugabanni, da kuma wakiltar ƙungiyoyi, kamar yadda aka yi a zaɓen da aka yi da gangan daga cikin Muhajirai da Ansar. Wannan wakiltar daidaikun mutane da ƙungiyoyin da ba a iya ƙidaya su ba ba za a iya cimma ta ba sai ta hanyar zaɓe. Saboda haka membobin Majalisar Ummah dole ne a zaɓe su.

Moreover, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) did not choose those whom he consulted based on their ability, competence and personalities; rather he chose them based on two points: Firstly, because they were chiefs among their folks, regardless of their ability and competence; secondly, because they represented the Muhajireen and the Ansar. The reason for the presence of the people of the Shura is to represent the people. Therefore the tenet upon which the Ummah's Council members are chosen should be: the representation of people, as was the case in the deliberate selection from the chiefs, and the representation of the groups as was the case in the deliberate selection from the Muhajireen and the Ansar. This representation of the individuals and groups who are uncounted cannot be achieved except by election. The members of the Ummah's Council have to therefore be elected. .

Dangane da cewa Manzon Allah ﷺ ne da kansa ya zaɓi waɗanda zai tuntuɓa, hakan ya kasance ne saboda yankin da ake magana a kai, wato Madina, ƙarami ne, kuma Musulmai sun kasance sanannu gare shi. Sabanin haka, a cikin Bai'ar Aqaba ta biyu, Musulmai da suka yi masa bai'a ba su kasance sanannu gare shi ba, shi ya sa ya bar al'amarin zaɓen shugabanni a hannunsu, inda ya ce: .

As for the fact that it was the Messenger of Allah (PBUH), himself, who chose whom he consulted, this was because the area in question, Medina, was small and because the Muslims were known to him. In contrast, in the second Bayah of Al-Aqaba, the Muslims who gave him the Bayah were not known to him and this is why he left the matter of choosing the chiefs to them, by saying: .

"Zaɓi daga cikinku shugabanni goma sha biyu waɗanda za su ɗauki nauyin kansu da mutanensu." An ruwaito shi a cikin Sirar Ibn Hisham daga Ka'ab b. Malik. Saboda haka za mu iya kammalawa daga gaskiyar cewa membobin Majalisar Ummah suna wakiltar ra'ayin Musulmi baki ɗaya, kuma tunda dalilin (‘Illah) da aka kafa Majalisar saboda shi shi ne wakiltar daidaikun mutane da ƙungiyoyi wajen bayyana ra'ayoyinsu da riƙe shugabanni da alhakin ayyukansu, kuma tunda hakan ba zai yiwu ba idan ba a san mutanen ba, sai dai idan akwai zaɓen gama gari. Duk wannan yana tabbatar da cewa ya kamata a zaɓi membobin Majalisar Ummah, ba a naɗa su ba.

"Choose from among you twelve leaders who will be responsible for themselves and their people." As reported in the Seerah of Ibn Hisham from Kaab b. Malik. We can thus conclude from the fact that the members of the Ummah's Council represent the opinion of the Muslims at large, and since the reason (‘Illah) for which the Council is founded is to represent the individuals and groups in voicing their opinions and in holding the rulers accountable, and since this cannot be achieved if the persons were not known, unless there was a general election. All of this proves that the members of the Ummah's Council should be elected and not appointed.