Khilafah ialah satu akad pilihan dan persetujuan, maka tiada seorang pun yang dipaksa untuk menerimanya, dan tiada seorang pun yang dipaksa untuk memilih orang yang akan memikulnya.

The Khilafah is a contract of choice and consent, so no one is compelled to accept it, and no one is compelled to choose the one who would undertake it.

Dalil bagi perkara ini ialah bukti bahawa setiap akad dalam syariat disempurnakan antara dua pihak, kerana ia adalah akad seperti akad-akad lain. Di samping itu, terdapat riwayat tentang seorang Badwi yang membaiah Rasulullah ﷺ untuk memeluk Islam. Kemudian Badwi itu demam di Madinah, lalu datang kepada Rasulullah ﷺ dan berkata, "Wahai Rasulullah ﷺ! Batalkanlah baiahku," tetapi Rasulullah ﷺ enggan. Dia datang lagi kepada baginda dan berkata, "Wahai Rasulullah ﷺ! Batalkanlah baiahku," tetapi Rasulullah ﷺ tetap enggan. Dia datang lagi kepada baginda dan berkata, "Wahai Rasulullah ﷺ! Batalkanlah baiahku," tetapi Rasulullah ﷺ tetap enggan. Akhirnya Badwi itu keluar (dari Madinah), lalu Rasulullah ﷺ bersabda,

The proof for this is the evidence that any Shari’ah contract is completed between two parties since it is a contract like all the other contracts. On top of that, the narration of the Bedoin gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Prophet (phuh) for Islam. Then the Bedoin got fever at Medina, came to Allah's Prophet (phuh) and said, "O Allah's Prophet! Cancel my Pledge," But Allah's Prophet (phuh) refused. Then he came to him (again) and said, "O Allah's Prophet! Cancel my Pledge." But the Prophet (phuh) refused. Then he came to him (again) and said, "O Allah's Prophet! Cancel my Pledge." But the Prophet (phuh) refused. The Bedouin finally went out (of Medina) whereupon Allah's Prophet (phuh) said,