Agar xalifalik lavozimi rahbarining vafoti, iste'foga chiqishi yoki lavozimidan chetlatilishi tufayli bo'shab qolsa, xalifalik bo'shagan kundan boshlab uch kun ichida xalifa tayinlash farzdir.

If the position of the Khilafah becomes vacant due to the death of its leader, his resignation or his removal, it is obligatory to appoint a Khalifah within three days from the date that the position of the Khilafah became vacant.

Xalifa tayinlash vazifasi oldingi xalifa vafot etgan yoki lavozimidan chetlatilgan paytdan boshlab farz bo‘ladi. Biroq, agar bu ish ularni tayinlash uchun harakat qilish tufayli bo‘lsa, tayinlash kunlari va tunlari bilan uch kun ichida amalga oshirilishiga ruxsat beriladi. Agar uch tundan ko‘proq vaqt o‘tib, xalifa hali ham tayinlanmagan bo‘lsa, masala quyidagicha ko‘rib chiqiladi: agar musulmonlar uni o‘rnatish uchun harakat qilayotgan bo‘lsalar-u, engib bo‘lmaydigan og‘ir sharoitlar tufayli uch tunlik muddat ichida bunga erisha olmasalar, u holda ulardan gunoh soqit bo‘ladi, chunki ular farzni o‘rnatish bilan band bo‘lib, nimadir ularni uni kechiktirishga majbur qilgan. Ibn Hibbon va Ibn Moja Ibn Abbosdan rivoyat qilishadi: Allohning Elchisi ﷺ shunday degan edilar:

Appointing the Khalifah becomes obligatory from the moment that the previous Khalifah dies or is removed. However, it is permitted for the appointment to occur within three days with their nights as long as it is due to working to achieve it. If it takes longer than three nights and the Khalifah has still not been appointed, then the issue is considered – if the Muslims are working to establish it but are unable to achieve that during the three night time limit due to overwhelming circumstances that they are unable to overcome, then the sin is lifted from them since they are busy working to establish the obligation and are compelled to delay its establishment due to whatever forced them. It is reported from Ibn Hibban and Ibn Maja from Ibn Abbas: the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: