Kiongozi wa muda huteuliwa ili kusimamia mambo ya Waislamu, na kujiandaa kwa uchaguzi wa Khalifah mpya baada ya nafasi ya Ukhalifa kuachwa wazi, kwa utaratibu ufuatao:

A temporary leader is appointed to take charge of the affairs of the Muslims, and to prepare for the election of the new Khalifah after the vacation of the position of the Khilafah according to the following process:

a. Wakati Khalifah aliyepita anapohisi kwamba maisha yake yanakaribia mwisho, au ameazimia kujiuzulu, ana haki ya kuteua kiongozi wa muda.

a. When the previous Khalifah feels that his life is coming to an end, or is committed to resigning, he has the right to appoint the temporary leader.

b. Ikiwa Khalifa atafariki au kujiuzulu kabla ya kumteua kiongozi wa muda, au ikiwa nafasi ya Khilafah itakuwa wazi kwa sababu nyingine, basi msaidizi mkubwa zaidi kwa umri atakuwa kiongozi wa muda, isipokuwa ikiwa amekusudia kuwa mgombea wa Khilafah; katika hali hiyo nafasi hiyo itapewa msaidizi mkubwa anayefuata, na kadhalika.

b. If the Khalifah dies or resigns before appointing the temporary leader, or the position of the Khilafah becomes vacant due to another reason, then the eldest of the assistants becomes the temporary leader unless he intended to be a candidate for the Khilafah in which case the next senior assistant is to be given the position and so on.

c. Ikiwa wasaidizi wote wana nia ya kuwa wagombea, basi mzee zaidi kati ya mawaziri watendaji atakuwa kiongozi wa muda, au atakayefuata baada yake kwa uzee ikiwa yeye ana nia ya kuwa mgombea, na kadhalika.

c. If all of the assistants intend to be candidates, then the eldest of the executive ministers will become the temporary leader or the one after him in seniority if he intends to be a candidate, and so on.

d. Ikiwa mawaziri wote watendaji wanakusudia kugombea nafasi ya Khilafah, basi wadhifa wa kiongozi wa muda utapewa waziri mtendaji mdogo kabisa kwa umri.

d. If all of the executive ministers intend to be candidates for the Khilafah, then the position of the temporary leader is given to the youngest executive minister.

e. Kiongozi wa muda hana haki ya kupitisha kanuni. f. Kiongozi wa muda hufanya kila juhudi kukamilisha uteuzi wa Khalifah mpya ndani ya siku tatu, na hairuhusiwi kuongeza muda huu isipokuwa kwa sababu za dharura zilizozidi uwezo, zilizoidhinishwa na mahakama ya Madhalim.

e. The temporary leader does not have the right to adopt rules. f. The temporary leader makes all effort to complete the appointment of a new Khalifah within three days, and it is not permitted for this to be extended except due to overwhelming circumstances approved by the Madhalim court.

Khalifa anapohisi kwamba kifo chake kinakaribia, karibu na wakati ambao Khilafah ingekuwa wazi, anaweza kumteua kiongozi wa muda ambaye atawajibika kwa mambo ya Waislamu wakati hatua zinazochukuliwa za kumteua Khalifa mpya zinaendelea. Kiongozi huyo ataanza kazi yake baada ya kifo cha Khalifa, na kazi yake kuu itakuwa kukamilisha uteuzi wa Khalifa mpya ndani ya siku tatu.

When the Khalifah feels that his death is close, close to the time that the Khilafah would become vacant, he may appoint a temporary leader to be responsible for the Muslims’ affairs during the period of steps being taken to appoint the new Khalifah. He would undertake his work after the death of the Khalifah and his main work would be to complete the appointment of the new Khalifah within three days.

Haijuzu kwa kiongozi wa muda kutunga sheria, kwa kuwa hilo ni haki ya Khalifah aliyepewa bay'ah na Ummah. Vivyo hivyo, haijuzu kwake kuteuliwa kugombea Ukhalifa au kuwaunga mkono wanaogombea, kwa kuwa Umar (ra) alimteua mtu mwingine tofauti na wale waliopendekezwa kwa Ukhalifa.

It is not permitted for the temporary leader to adopt rules, since this is the right of the Khalifah who has been given a pledge by the Ummah. In the same manner, it is not permitted for him to be nominated for the Khilafah or to support the nominees, since Umar (ra) appointed someone other than those who were nominated for the Khilafah.

Wajibu wa kiongozi huyu unamalizika kwa kuteuliwa kwa Khalifah mpya, kwa kuwa kazi yake ilikuwa na muda uliowekwa kwa lengo hili.

The responsibility of this leader ends with the appointment of the new Khalifah since his task was time-constrained to this goal.

Ushahidi wa hili ni kile alichofanya Umar (ra) alipochomwa kisu, na jambo hili lilifanyika bila pingamizi yoyote kutoka kwa Maswahaba, kwa hiyo linachukuliwa kuwa Ijma'. Umar (ra) aliwaambia wagombea sita.

The evidence for this is what Umar (ra) did when he was stabbed and this was done without any opposition from the companions and so is considered to be an Ijma’. Umar (ra) said to the six candidates.

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"Wacha Suhayb awaongoze swala kwenu katika siku tatu za mashauriano yenu," kisha akamwambia Suhaib, kama ilivyotajwa katika Tarikh Al-Tabari, ... صل بالناس ثلاثة أيام، إلى أن قال: فإن اجتمع خمسة، ورضوا رجلاً، وأبى « »... واحد، فاشدخ رأسه بالسيف .. "ongoza watu swala kwa siku tatu ... mpaka akasema: ikiwa watu watano watakubaliana juu ya mtu mmoja, na mmoja akakataa, basi mpigue kichwa chake kwa upanga..." Maana yake ni kwamba Suhaib aliteuliwa kuwa kiongozi juu yao. Aliteuliwa kuwa kiongozi wa swala, na uongozi wa swala ulimaanisha uongozi juu ya watu. Pia alipewa haki ya kutekeleza adhabu (kupigwa kichwa), na yule pekee anayeweza kuthibitisha adhabu ya kifo ni kiongozi.

“Let Suhayb lead you in prayers during the three days of your consultation” and then he said to Suhaib, as mentioned in Tarikh Al-Tabari,. .. صل بالناس ثلاثة أيام، إلى أن قال: فإن اجتمع خمسة، ورضوا رجلاً، وأبى « »... واحد، فاشدخ رأسه بالسيف .. “lead the people in prayer for three days ..until he said: if five of them agree upon a man while one disagreed, then strike his head with a sword..”. This means that Suhaib was appointed as a leader over them – he was appointed as a leader for the prayer and leadership of the prayer meant leadership over the people. Also, he was given the right to apply the punishment (strike his head) and the only one who can establish punishment by death is the leader.

Tukio hili lilifanyika mbele ya Maswahaba bila mtu yeyote kupinga, na kwa hivyo ni Ijma' kwamba Khalifah anaweza kumteua kiongozi wa muda ambaye atachukua hatua za kumteua Khalifah mpya. Kwa namna hiyo hiyo, kwa kuzingatia hili, inaruhusiwa kwa Khalifah, wakati wa uhai wake, kupitisha kifungu kitakachosema kwamba iwapo atafariki bila kumteua kiongozi wa muda wa kusimamia uteuzi wa Khalifah mpya, basi fulani atakuwa kiongozi wa muda.

This issue took place in front of the companions without any dissenters and so it is an Ijma’ that the Khalifah can appoint a temporary leader who undertakes the steps to appoint the new Khalifah. In the same manner based upon this it is permitted for the Khalifah during his lifetime to adopt an article which would state that if he died without appointing a temporary leader to oversee the appointment of a new Khalifah, someone is to be the temporary leader.

Kulingana na hilo, imekubaliwa kwamba ikiwa Khalifah hakumteua kiongozi wa muda wakati wa ugonjwa wake wa mwisho, basi kiongozi wa muda atakuwa mkubwa zaidi kwa umri miongoni mwa wasaidizi wake, mradi wasiwe wagombea. Ikiwa ni mgombea, atakuwa mwenye umri mkubwa zaidi unaofuata miongoni mwa wasaidizi wake, na kadhalika, kisha mawaziri watendaji kwa namna hiyo hiyo.

Based upon this, it is adopted that if the Khalifah did not appoint a temporary leader during his terminal illness, then the temporary leader would be the eldest of his assistants as long as they are not a candidate, in which case it would be the next senior in age from his assistants, and so on, and then the executive ministers in the same manner.

Hii inatumika endapo Khalifah ataondolewa madarakani. Kiongozi wa muda basi atakuwa msaidizi mkubwa zaidi kwa umri, mradi asiwe mmoja wa wagombea. Iwapo atakuwa mgombea, basi itamwendea msaidizi aliyefuata kwa umri, na kadhalika mpaka wasaidizi wote wazingatiwe. Ikiwa hivyo ndivyo, basi jukumu litamwangukia Waziri Mtendaji mkubwa zaidi kwa umri, na kadhalika. Iwapo wote watataka kuwa wagombea, basi Waziri Mtendaji mdogo zaidi kwa umri atalazimishwa kuwa kiongozi wa muda.

This is applied in the event of the removal of the Khalifah, so the temporary leader would be the eldest assistant as long as he is not a candidate, and if he is a candidate then the next one in seniority and so on until all the assistants are considered, in which case it would then fall to the eldest executive minister and so on. If all of them want to be candidates then the youngest of the executive ministers is compelled to become the temporary leader.

Kiongozi huyu ni tofauti na yule ambaye Khalifah humteua mahali pake anapoenda kwenye Jihadi au safari, kama Mtume ﷺ alivyokuwa akifanya alipotoka kwenda Jihadi au Hijja ya mwisho, au mfano wa hayo. Katika hali hii, aliyeteuliwa kumwakilisha ana mamlaka ambayo Khalifah amemwekea kushughulikia mambo yanayohitajika kutokana na uwakilishi huo.

This leader is different from the one the Khalifah appoints in his place when he goes out for Jihad or a journey, as the Prophet (phuh) used to do when he went out for Jihad or the final Hajj, or similar. In this situation the one who is delegated in his stead has the powers that the Khalifah defines for him to take care of the affairs necessitated by the delegation.