Msaidizi aliyekabidhiwa madaraka anapaswa kutimiza masharti yanayohitajika kwa Khalifa, yaani awe mwanaume, huru, Mwislamu, mtu mzima, mwenye akili timamu, mwadilifu, na mwenye uwezo katika yale yaliyokabidhiwa kwake kulingana na majukumu aliyopewa.

The delegated assistant should meet the conditions required in the Khaleefah i.e. to be male, free, Muslim, mature, sane, just and cometent in what is assigned to Him in terms of duties delegated to him.

Ushahidi wa masharti haya ni sawa na ule wa masharti ya nafasi ya Khalifa. Kwa hiyo, msaidizi anapaswa kuwa mwanaume, kwa kuwa Mtume wa Allah ﷺ alisema:

Evidences of these conditions are the same as those of the conditions of the Khaleefah post. Therefore, the assistant should be male, for the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:

"Watu wanaomteua mwanamke kusimamia mambo yao hawatafanikiwa kamwe." [Imepokewa na al-Bukhari kwa mapokezi ya Abi Bakra] Pia lazima awe huru, kwa kuwa mtumwa hana mamlaka juu ya mambo yake mwenyewe, hivyo hawezi kusimamia mambo ya watu wengine. Pia awe mtu mzima, kwa kuwa Mtume wa Allah ﷺ alisema:

“People who appoint a woman to run their affairs shall never succeed.” [Narrated by al-Bukhari on the authority of Abi Bakra] He must also be free, for the slave does not have authority over his own affairs, thus He cannot run other people’s affairs. He should also be mature, for the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:

"Watu watatu wameondolewa hesabu: aliyelala mpaka aamke, mtoto mpaka afikie umri wa kubalehe, na mwenye wazimu mpaka apone." [Imesimuliwa na Abu Dawood] Pia anapaswa kuwa mwenye akili timamu, kwa sababu katika Hadith hiyo hiyo, Mtume wa Allah ﷺ alisema:

“Three types of people are exempted from accountability, the one who sleeps until He wakes up, a child until He reaches the age of puberty and the insane until He is cured.” [Narrated by Abu Dawood] He also should be sane, for in the same Hadith, the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:

"...na mwendawazimu hadi apone." Katika riwaya nyingine, Hadithi inasema "...kuhusu yule ambaye akili yake imeshindwa hadi arudishe akili yake." Mu'awin pia lazima awe mwadilifu, kwa kuwa Allah (SWT) ameifanya hilo kuwa sharti katika ushahidi. Anasema:

“...and the insane until He is cured.” In another narration the Hadith states “...about the one whose mind is overpowered until He regains his mind.” Mu’awin should also be just for Allah (swt) has made it a condition in testimony. He (swt) says:

"Wacha watu wawili wenye haki miongoni mwenu washuhudie." [TMQ Al-Baqarah: 282]

“Let two just people from amongst you bear witness.” [TMQ Al-Baqarah: 282]

Kwa hiyo, kuna sababu zaidi ya kuhitaji uadilifu kwa msaidizi wa Khalifa. Mu'awin pia anapaswa kuwa miongoni mwa watu wenye uwezo katika majukumu ya kutawala, ili aweze kumsaidia Khalifa katika kubeba majukumu ya Khilafah na dhamana ya kutawala na mamlaka.

Therefore, there is more reason to require justice in the assistant of the Khaleefah. The Mu’awin should also be from the competent people in the duties of ruling, in order to be able to assist the Khaleefah in shouldering the tasks of the Khilafah and the responsibility of ruling and authority.