Waislamu wanalazimika kuishi katika Dola moja, na kutawaliwa na Khalifah mmoja. Ni haramu kwa Waislamu duniani kuwa na zaidi ya Dola moja na zaidi ya Khalifah mmoja.

The Muslims are obliged to live in one State, and be ruled by one Khalifah. It is forbidden for the Muslims in the world to have more than one State and more than one Khalifah. .

Ni pia lazima mfumo wa utawala katika Dola ya Khilafah uwe mfumo wa umoja, na haijuzu kwake kuwa mfumo wa shirikisho.

It is also necessary that the ruling system in the Khilafah State be a system of unity, and it is forbidden for it to be a federal system. .

Hii inatokana na kile Muslim alichosimulia kwa mapokezi ya Abdullah bin Amr bin al-Aas, ambaye alisema kwamba alimsikia Mtume wa Allah ﷺ akisema:

This is due to what Muslim narrated on the authority of Abdullah b. Amru b. al- Aas who reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H) say: .

"Yeyote aliyeapa utii kwa Imamu akimpa mkono wake na tunda la moyo wake, amtii kadiri awezavyo, na ikiwa mwingine atakuja kugombana naye, basi ni lazima ushushe shingo ya huyo wa mwisho."

"Whoever pledged allegiance to an Imam giving him the clasp of his hand and the fruit of his heart, he should obey him as much as he can, and if another comes to dispute with him, you must strike the neck of the latter". .

Imepokewa pia na Muslim kwamba Afrajah alisema: "Nilimsikia Mtume wa Allah ﷺ akisema: .

It has also been narrated by Muslim that Afrajah said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H) say: .

"Yeyote atakayekujia wakati jambo lenu limeunganishwa juu ya mtu mmoja, akikusudia kugawanya nguvu zenu au kuvunja umoja wenu, muueni."” [Muslim, Sahih, #1844].

"Whoever comes to you while your affair has been united over one man, intending to divide your power or dissolve your unity, kill him".” [Muslim, Sahih, #1844] .

Imepokewa pia na Muslim kutoka kwa Abu Said Al Khudri kwamba Mtume wa Allah ﷺ alisema: .

It has also been reported by Muslim from Abu Said Al Khudri that the Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H) said: .

"Ikiwa kiapo cha utii (bay'ah) kimechukuliwa kwa makhalifa wawili, muueni yule wa mwisho kati yao." [Muslim, Sahih, #1853].

"If the Oath of Allegiance (bayah) has been taken for two Khalifahs, kill the latter of them." [Muslim, Sahih, #1853] .

Imepokewa na Muslim pia kwamba Abu Hazim alisema: "Nilimfuatana Abu Huraira kwa miaka mitano, nikamsikia akizungumzia kauli ya Mtume ﷺ:

Muslim also reported that Abu Hazim said, “I accompanied Abu Huraira for five years and heard him talking about the Prophet’s (P.B.U.H) saying: .

Wana wa Israeli walikuwa wakiongozwa na manabii; kila nabii alipofariki, nabii mwingine alichukua nafasi yake. Lakini hakutakuwa na nabii baada yangu. Hivi karibuni zitakuwepo khulafaa, nao watakuwa wengi. Wakauliza: "Basi, unatuamuru nini?"

"The children of Israel have been governed by Prophet; whenever a Prophet died another Prophet succeeded him; but there will be no Prophet after me. There will soon be Khulafaa and they will number many; they asked: What then do you order us? .

Alisema (S.A.W): "Timizeni ahadi zao moja baada ya nyingine, na wapeni haki zao; kwani hakika Mwenyezi Mungu atawauliza kuhusu alichowakabidhi."[Bukhari, Sahih, #3455] ..

He (P.B.U.H) said: Fulfil allegiance to them one after the other, and give them their dues; for verily Allah will ask them about what he entrusted them with".”[Bukhari, Sahih, #3455] ..

Hadithi ya kwanza inaonyesha kwamba ikiwa Uimamu (Ukhalifa) umepewa mtu fulani, anapaswa kutiiwa, na ikiwa mtu mwingine anakuja kupinga mamlaka yake, anapaswa kupigwa vita na kuuawa ikiwa hakuacha kupinga.

The first hadith demonstrates that if the Imamah (Khilafah) has been given to someone he should be obeyed, and if another man comes to dispute his authority, he should be fought and killed if he did not renounce the dispute. .

Hadithi ya pili inaonyesha kwamba Waislamu wanapokuwa wameunganika chini ya uongozi wa Amiri mmoja, na mtu anapojitokeza akiwa na nia ya kugawanya nguvu zao na kuvunja umoja wao, kuuawa kwake kunakuwa wajibu. Hadithi hizi mbili zinaonyesha wazi katazo la kuligawanya Dola, onyo kali dhidi ya mgawanyiko wake, na kuzuia jaribio lolote la kujitenga hata kama itamlazimu kuinua upanga (nguvu).

The second hadith demonstrates that when the Muslims are united under the leadership of one Amir, and a person comes along with the intent to divide their power and dissolve their unity, his killing becomes compulsory. The two hadiths clearly indicate prohibition of dismembering the State, the strong warning against its division, and preventing any breakaway attempt even if it means raising the sword (force). .

Hadithi ya tatu inaonyesha kwamba endapo kutakuwa na kutokuwepo kwa Khalifah, kwa sababu ya kifo, kuondolewa au kujiuzulu, na bay'ah kutolewa kwa Makhalifah wawili, basi yule wa mwisho kati yao anapaswa kuuawa. Hii ina maana kwamba Khalifah ni yule aliyepewa bay'ah ya kwanza, na yule aliyepewa bay'ah baada ya ya kwanza lazima auawe ikiwa hatajiondoa katika nafasi ya Khilafah. Ikiwa bay'ah ilichukuliwa kwa zaidi ya wawili, basi wote hao, isipokuwa mtu wa kwanza aliyepewa bay'ah, lazima wapigwe vita na kuuawa isipokuwa wajiondoe kwenye bay'ah. Hili linaonyesha wazi kwamba kugawanywa kwa Dola ni jambo lililokatazwa, ambayo ina maana kwamba kuigeuza kuwa dola ndogo ndogo ni jambo lililokatazwa; ni lazima ibaki kuwa dola moja.

The third hadith indicates that in the case of the absence of a Khalifah, due to death, removal or resignation, and the contracting of the bayah to two Khulafaa, the latter of them should be killed. This means the Khalifah is he who was given the first bayah, whilst the one that who was given the bayah after the first must be killed if he does not withdraw himself from Khilafah post. If the bayah was taken to more than two, then all those, except the first person given the bayah must be fought and killed unless they withdrew from the bayah. This clearly demonstrates that the dismembering of the State is forbidden, which means that turning it into small Statelets is forbidden; it must remain one single State. .

Hadithi ya nne inaonyesha kwamba Khulafaa watakuwa wengi baada ya Mjumbe wa Allah ﷺ, na Maswahaba walimuuliza alichowaamuru kufanya wakati Khulafaa watakapokuwa wengi. Akajibu kwamba watimize ahadi yao ya utiifu kwa Khulafaa mmoja baada ya mwingine, wakianza na yule wa kwanza ambaye walimpa bay'ah, kwa kuwa yeye ndiye atakayekuwa halali, na ndiye peke yake anayepaswa kutiiwa. Kuhusu wengine, hawapaswi kutiiwa kwa kuwa bay'ah yao ni batili, si sahihi na si halali, kwani ni haramu kumpa bay'ah Khalifah mwingine wakati tayari yupo Khalifah aliye madarakani. Hadithi hii pia inaonyesha kwamba utiifu kwa Khalifah mmoja ni wajibu. Kwa hiyo ni haramu kwa Waislamu kuwa na Khalifah zaidi ya mmoja, au dola zaidi ya moja.

The fourth hadith indicates that the Khulafaa would number many after the Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H) and that the Sahabah asked him about what he ordered them to do when the Khulafaa numbered many, and he replied that they should fulfil their allegiance to the Khulafaa one after the other, starting by the first one they gave their bayah to, for he would be the legitimate one and he alone should be obeyed. As for the others, they are not to be obeyed for their bayah is void and null and unlawful, for it is forbidden for another Khalifah to be given a bayah while there exists a Khalifah already in office. This hadith also indicates that obedience to a single Khalifah is obligatory. Therefore it is forbidden for the Muslims to have more than one Khalifah and more than one single State.