Xalifa qo‘shin qo‘mondonidir va u Bosh shtab boshlig‘ini, har bir brigada uchun generalni hamda har bir diviziya uchun qo‘mondonni tayinlaydi. Qo‘shindagi qolgan unvonlarga ega shaxslar brigadirlar va qo‘mondonlar tomonidan tayinlanadi. Bosh shtabdagi lavozimga shaxsni tayinlash uning harbiy mahoratiga qarab amalga oshiriladi va Bosh shtab boshlig‘i tomonidan bajariladi.

The Khalifah is the Commander of the Army and he appoints the Chief of General Staff, a general for each brigade, and a commander for every division. The remaining ranks in the Army are appointed by the brigadiers and commanders. The appointment of a person in the General Staff is according to his level of military expertise and is carried out by the Chief of General Staff.

Xalifa — barcha musulmonlar uchun butun dunyo bo‘yicha umumiy rahbar bo‘lib, Shariat qoidalarini joriy etish va Islomni boshqa xalqlarga yetkazish uchun xizmat qiladi. Islomni dunyoning qolgan qismiga yetkazishning asosiy usuli — jihod bo‘lgani uchun, xalifaning o‘zi jihodni olib borishi shart, chunki xalifalik shartnomasi uning shaxsiga yuklatilgan va shu sababli boshqa birovga uni olib borish joiz emas. Shunga ko‘ra, jihod masalasini boshqarish xalifaga xos bo‘lib, boshqa birovga bu ishni olib borish joiz emas. Har bir musulmon jihodda ishtirok etsa-da, jihodni olib borish va jihodni boshqarish ikki xil narsadir. Jihod har bir musulmonga farz, ammo jihodni boshqarish faqat xalifaga tegishli, boshqa hech kimga emas. Xalifa o‘ziga yuklatilgan vazifani, uning nazorati va kuzatuvi ostida bo‘lgan shaxsga, bajarish uchun topshirishi mumkin, ammo uning nazoratisiz va kuzatuvisiz to‘liq mustaqillik berish joiz emas. Bu yerda xalifa amalga oshiradigan nazorat yordamchisi unga beradigan hisobotga o‘xshamaydi; balki, vakil qilingan shaxs to‘g‘ridan-to‘g‘ri xalifaning buyruqlari va bevosita nazorati ostida qoladi. Armiya rahbarligini xohlagan kishisiga berishi mumkin, shartli ravishda u xalifaning nazorati va bevosita kuzatuvi ostida bo‘lsin. Unga bevosita nazorat va boshqaruvni saqlamasdan turib birovni tayinlashi joiz emas, bu nazorat faqat nomigagina bo‘lmasligi kerak. Chunki xalifalik shartnomasi uning shaxsiga yuklatilgan, shuning uchun jihod ishlarini boshqarish unga vojib. Shunga ko'ra, boshqa nomusulmon tizimlarda aytiladiki, davlat rahbari qo'shinning Bosh qo'mondoni hisoblanadi, lekin bu yetakchilik ramziy xarakterga ega bo'lib, qo'shin boshlig'i sifatida alohida mustaqil qo'mondon tayinlanadi — Islom nuqtai nazaridan bu tushuncha noto'g'ri hisoblanadi va Shari'at uni qabul qilmaydi. Aksincha, Shari'at Xalifa qo'shinning amaliy Bosh qo'mondoni bo'lishini majburiy qiladi.

The Khalifah is the general leader for all of the Muslims in this world, in order to establish the rules of the Shari’ah and carry the Islam to the rest of the people. The main method to carry Islam to the rest of the world is Jihad, and so it is imperative that he undertakes Jihad, since the contract of the Khalifah is upon him personally, and ,therefore, it is not permitted for anyone else to undertake it. Accordingly, the management of the issue of Jihad is specific to the Khalifah and it is not permitted for anyone else to undertake it. Even though every Muslim undertakes Jihad, the undertaking of Jihad and the management of Jihad are two different things. Jihad is obligatory upon every Muslim, but the management of Jihad is for the Khalifah alone, and not anyone else. The Khalifah can appoint someone to carry out on his behalf what has been obligated upon him as long as he is under his observation and supervision, while it is not permitted to give him complete independence without his monitoring and supervision. The monitoring that the Khalifah undertakes here is not like the type of reporting that the assistant gives him; rather the one who he has delegated remains directly under his orders and direct supervision. The leadership of the Army can be given to whomever he pleases with the condition that they are under the control of the Khalifah and his direct supervision. It is not permitted for him to appoint someone without retaining direct supervision and control over him, which must not be simply symbolic. This is because the contract of the Khilafah is upon him personally and so it is obligatory for him to manage the affairs of Jihad. Accordingly, what is said in other non-Islamic systems that the Head of State is the Commander and Chief of the Army, and this leadership is symbolic while another independent commander is appointed to the Head of the Army, is considered invalid according to the Islamic viewpoint, and is something that the Shari’ah does not agree to. Rather, the Shari’ah obligates that the Khalifah should be the practical Commander of the Army.

Texnik, ma'muriy yoki boshqa masalalar bo'yicha rahbarlik bo'lmagan lavozimlarga kelsak, Xalifa gubernatorlar kabi uning nomidan mustaqil ravishda ish yurituvchi boshqalarni tayinlashi mumkin, va ularning uning bevosita nazoratida bo'lishi yoki u tomonidan kuzatilishi shart emas. Bundan tashqari, Rasululloh ﷺ harbiy qo'mondonlikni va jang paytidagi rahbarlikni bevosita o'z zimmasiga olar edi, hamda o'zi bo'lmagan holda jang yurishlariga chiqadigan qo'shin bo'linmalariga qo'mondonlar tayinlar edi. U ﷺ har bir yurish uchun bitta qo'mondon tayinlar, ba'zan esa ular o'ldirilgan taqdirda ularning o'rnini bosishi uchun boshqa birini tayinlashni ehtiyot choralari sifatida qabul qilar edi, xuddi Mu'ta jangida bo'lgani kabi. Al-Bukhoriy Abdulloh ibn Umar (roziyallohu anhu) dan rivoyat qiladi, u shunday degan:

As for non-leadership positions in the technical, administrative or other matters, the Khalifah may appoint others to act independently on his behalf in the same manner as the governors, and it is not necessary for them to be under his direct control or for him to supervise them. Additionally, the Messenger (pbuh) used to personally undertake the practical leadership of the Army and the leadership during the battles, and would appoint commanders over sections of the Army that would go out for battle expeditions without him. He (pbuh) used to appoint a commander for each expedition, and sometimes would take the precaution of appointing someone else to succeed them if they were killed, as happened with the battle of Mu’tah. Al-Bukhari reported from ’Abd Allah b. Umar (ra) who said:

. إِنْ فِي غَزْوَةِ مُؤْتَةَ زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ فَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَمَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ « » قُتِلَ زَيْدٌ فَجَعْفَرٌ وَإِنْ قُتِلَ جَعْفَرٌ فَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَة .

. إِنْ فِي غَزْوَةِ مُؤْتَةَ زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ فَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَمَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ « » قُتِلَ زَيْدٌ فَجَعْفَرٌ وَإِنْ قُتِلَ جَعْفَرٌ فَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَة .

Rasulullah ﷺ Zayd ibn Harisani Mu'ta gazotiga qo'mondon etib tayinladi. U shunday dedi: "Agar Zayd o'ldirilsa, bayroqni Ja'far ibn Abu Tolib oladi, agar Ja'far ham o'ldirilsa, uni Abdulloh ibn Ravohah oladi". Shunday ekan, Xalifa qo'shin qo'mondonini tayinlaydi, brigadirlarni tayinlaydi va ularga bayroqlarni beradi, hamda bo'linmalar rahbarlarini tayinlaydi. Shom tomon yuborilgan qo'shin, xuddi Mu'ta qo'shini va Usома qo'shini kabi, yagona brigada edi, bunga dalil shuki, Nabiy ﷺ Usomaga bayroqni bog'lab bergan. Arabiston yarim orolida jang qilib, Madinaga qaytgan yurishlar, masalan, Sa'd ibn Abu Vaqqosning Makka tomon yuborgan yurishi, barchasi bo'linmalar shaklida edi. Bu shuni ko'rsatadiki, brigadirlar va bo'linma qo'mondonlarini Xalifa tayinlaydi. Rasulullah ﷺ qo'shin rahbarlari va yurish qo'mondonlaridan boshqa hech kimni tayinlaganligi tasdiqlanmagan, bu esa jang maydonidagi tayinlashlar ularning rahbarlariga topshirilganligini bildiradi.

“The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) appointed Zaid Bin Haritha a leader in Mu’tah expedition. He said: if Zaid is killed, then Ja’far Bin Abi Talib takes the flag, and if Ja’far is killed, then ’Abdullah Bin Rawahah takes it”. Therefore, the Khalifah is the one who appoints the commander of the Army, appoints the brigadiers and gives them the banners and appoints the leaders of the divisions. The Army which was sent to Al-Sham like the Army of Mu’tah and the Army of Usamah was a single brigade, with the evidence being that the Prophet (phuh) had tied the banner for Usamah. The expeditions that fought in the Arabian Peninsula and returned back to Madinah, such as the expedition of Sa’d Bin Waqqas which he sent towards Makkah, were all in the form of divisions. This indicates that the brigadiers and the commanders of the divisions are appointed by the Khalifah. It is not confirmed that the Prophet (phuh) appointed anyone other than leaders of the Armies and the commanders of the expeditions, which indicates that their appointment in the battlefield was left to their leaders.

Texnik masalalar uchun mas'ul bo'lgan Shtab boshlig'iga kelsak, u Qo'shin qo'mondoni kabi Davlat rahbari tomonidan tayinlanishi jihatidan o'xshash bo'lib, uni mustaqil qilish va Xalifaning bevosita nazorati ostida bo'lmasdan vazifalarini bajarish mumkin, garchi u Xalifaning qo'mondonligi ostida bo'lishi kerak.

With regards to the Chief of Staff who is responsible for the technical matters, he is similar to the Commander of the Army in terms of being appointed by the Head of State and he can be made independent and carry out his duties without being directly supervised by the Khalifah, although he has to be under his command.