Khalifah ana haki, mara tu anapohisi kwamba kifo kinakaribia, na muda mfupi kabla ya wadhifa wa Khilafah kuwa wazi, kumteua Amir wa muda wa kusimamia mambo ya Waislamu wakati wa kipindi cha uchaguzi wa Khalifah mpya. Khalifah wa muda hutekeleza wajibu wake baada ya kifo cha Khalifah. Kazi yake kuu ni kutekeleza uteuzi wa Khalifah mpya ndani ya siku tatu.

The Khalifah is entitled, once he feels death is approaching him, and a short while before the Khilafah post becomes vacant, to appoint a provisional Amir for looking after the affairs of the Muslims during the period of the election of a new Khalifah. The provisional Khalifah exercises his duty after the death of the Khalifah. His main task is to carry out the appointment of the new Khalifah within three days. .

Khalifah wa muda hana haki ya kutunga sheria mpya. Hii ni kwa sababu jukumu hili ni madaraka ya lazima ya Khalifah aliye na Bay'ah kutoka kwa Ummah. Hairuhusiwi kuwa miongoni mwa wagombea wa wadhifa wa Khilafah, wala kuwaunga mkono mmoja wao. Hii ni kwa sababu 'Umar (ra) alimteua Amir wa muda ambaye hakuwa miongoni mwa wale aliowateua kwa wadhifa wa Khalifah.

The provisional Khalifah is not entitled to adopt (new) laws. This is because this task is the mandatory power of the Khalifah that has the Bayah from the Ummah. He is not allowed to be from the nominees to the Khilafah post nor is it permitted for him to support any one of them. This is because ‘Umar (ra) appointed a provisional Amir who was not from those that he nominated for the post of Khalifah. .

Mamlaka ya Amir wa muda kama huyo ingeisha wakati Khalifah mpya atakapoteuliwa, kwa sababu kazi yake ni ya muda na imekomewa kwenye lengo hili moja. Ushahidi kwamba Suhaib alikuwa Amir wa muda aliyeteuliwa na ‘Umar (ra) ni kauli ya ‘Umar (ra) kwa wagombea sita: “Suhaib awaongoze katika sala katika siku hizi tatu mnazofanya mashauriano”. Kisha akamwambia Suhaib: “Waongoze watu katika sala siku hizi tatu,” kisha akasema, “Ikiwa watano (kati ya sita) watakubaliana na kumkubali mtu mmoja, na mmoja (kati ya sita) akamkataa, basi mpige kichwa chake kwa upanga”. Hili linaonyesha kwamba Suhaib aliteuliwa kuwa Amir juu yao. Aliteuliwa kuwa Amir juu ya sala, ambapo uongozi juu ya sala ulionyesha uongozi juu ya watu wa wakati huo. Zaidi ya hayo, alimpa mamlaka ya kutekeleza adhabu (kumpiga kichwa), ambapo ni Amir pekee anayeweza kuidhinisha kitendo kama hicho.

The authority of such a provisional Amir would expire at the time that the new Khalifah is appointed, because his task is temporary and limited to this single objective. The evidence that Suhaib was a provisional Ameer appointed by ‘Umar (ra) is the saying of ‘Umar (ra) to the six nominees: “Let Suhaib lead you in the prayer during these three days in which you consult”. Then he said to Suhaib: “Lead the people in the prayer these three days,” and then he said, “If five (of the six) agreed and accepted one man, while one (of the six) man rejected him, then strike his head with the sword”. This indicates Suhaib was appointed as an Amir over them. He was appointed an Amir over prayer, where leadership over prayer indicated leadership over the people at that time. Moreover, he gave him the authority of executing the punishment (strike his head), where only the Amir can authorise such an action. .

Jambo hili lilifanyika mbele ya kundi la Masahaba, bila mmoja wao kupinga jambo hili. Kwa hiyo, hili linachukuliwa kuwa ijmaa (makubaliano ya Maswahaba), kwamba Khalifa ana haki ya kumteua Amiri wa muda anayesimamia hatua za kumteua Khalifa mpya. Kwa msingi huu, Khalifa anaruhusiwa wakati wa uhai wake kuweka kipengele katika katiba kinachoeleza kwamba, endapo Khalifa atafariki bila kumteua Amiri wa muda, lazima mtu ateuliwe kuwa Amiri wa muda. Kwa hiyo tunapitisha hapa kwamba, endapo Khalifa hakumteua Amiri wa muda karibu na mwisho wa muhula wake, basi msaidizi mkuu wa mwakilishi atakuwa Amiri wa muda, isipokuwa ikiwa ameteuliwa tayari. Katika hali hiyo, msaidizi mkuu anayefuata wa mwakilishi atakuwa Amiri. Ikiwa wasaidizi wote wa wawakilishi wameteuliwa, basi utaratibu huu unaendelea, inapohitajika, hadi msaidizi mkuu wa utendaji ateuliwe kuwa Amiri, na kadhalika.

This matter was conducted before a group of Sahabah, without anyone of them objecting to this. Therefore, this constitutes consensus (ijma’) that the Khalifah is entitled to appoint a provisional Amir that looks after the measures of appointing the new Khalifah. Based on this, the Khalifah is allowed during his life to adopt a clause in the constitution that stipulates that in the case the Khalifah passed away without appointing a provisional Amir, somebody must be appointed as a provisional Amir. Accordingly we adopt here that in the case that the Khalifah did not appoint a provisional Amir nearing the end of his term, then the eldest delegate assistant would become the provisional Amir, unless he was nominated. In that case the next eldest delegate assistant would become the Ameer. If all of the delegate assistants are nominated then this goes on, if necessary, until the eldest executive assistant is appointed as Amir, and so on and so forth. .

Uteuzi huu unatumika katika hali ambayo Khalifah ameondolewa katika wadhifa wake. Amiri wa muda angekuwa msaidizi wa mwakilishi mkubwa zaidi kwa umri, mradi hakuwa miongoni mwa walioteuliwa. Endapo angekuwa miongoni mwao, basi msaidizi mkubwa zaidi kwa umri anayefuata ndiye angekuwa Amiri, hadi mwisho wa wasaidizi hawa. Baada yao huteuliwa msaidizi mtendaji mkubwa zaidi kwa umri, na kadhalika kama ilivyokuwa hapo awali. Iwapo wote wangejiteua wenyewe, basi msaidizi mtendaji mdogo zaidi kwa umri angelazimika kuwa Amiri wa muda. Hili pia linatumika katika hali ambayo Khalifah ametekwa. Katika hali hii kunapaswa kuwepo maelezo kuhusu mamlaka ya lazima ya Amiri wa muda, iwe kuna uwezekano wa kumkomboa au hakuna uwezekano huo. Muswada utatolewa kwa wakati kuhusu mamlaka haya ya lazima.

This appointment applies in the case that the Khalifah was removed from his post. The provisional Amir would be the eldest delegate assistant as long as he was not from those nominated. If he was from them, then the next eldest one would become the Amir, till the end of these assistants. After them the eldest executive assistant is appointed, and so on as before. If all of them were to nominate themselves then the youngest executive assistant would be obliged to be the provisional Amir. This also applies in the case that the Khalifah fell captive. In this case there should be some details regarding the mandatory powers of the provisional Amir when there is or there is not a chance of rescuing him. A bill will be issued in time regarding these mandatory powers. .

Amir huyu wa muda ni tofauti na yule ambaye Khalifah humteua kuwa naibu wake anapotoka kwenda jihadi au safarini. Hili ni kama lile ambalo Mjumbe wa Allah ﷺ alikuwa akilifanya alipotoka kwenda jihadi au alipoenda Hijjatul-Wadaa' au mfano wa hayo. Naibu wa namna hii atakuwa na mamlaka ya lazima aliyopewa na Khalifah kuhusu kusimamia mambo yanayohitajika na uteuzi wa aina hiyo.

This provisional Amir is different to the one whom the Khalifah appoints as his deputy when he goes out for jihad or on travel. This is like what the Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H) used to do when he went out for jihad or he went out on Hijjah al-Wada’ or the like. Such a deputy would have the mandatory powers assigned to him by the Khalifah regarding looking after the affairs required by such an appointment.