Musulmonlarning xalifasi iste'foga chiqqanda, vafot etganda yoki qanday sabab bilan bo'lmasin lavozimidan chetlatilganda, avtomatik vorislik yoki "shohona oila" degan tushuncha yo'q. Aksincha, Islomda rahbarlik musulmonlar bilan xalifa o'rtasidagi shartnomadir. Uning vakolati to'liq ummatning roziligiga bog'liq bo'lib, bu rozilik unga bay'ah (sodiqlik qasamyodi) berish orqali ifodalanadi. Siz yangi xalifani tayinlashda ishtirok etasiz. Quyidagi bosqichlar amalga oshiriladi:

When the Khaleefah of the Muslims retires, dies or is displaced for any reason, there is no concept of automatic succession or ‘Royal Family.’ Rather, leadership in Islam is a contract between the Muslims and the Khaleefah. His authority depends entirely on the acceptance of the Ummah, which is represented by their giving him the bay‘ah (pledge of allegiance). You are involved in appointing the new Khaleefah. These are the steps taken :

Lavozimga da'vogarlik qilmoqchi bo'lgan har qanday nomzod Ummat Majlisi (Ummat Kengashi)ga ariza topshiradi. Agar biror munosib kishini bilsangiz, uni o'zingiz ham nomzod sifatida taklif qilishingiz mumkin. Majlis a'zolari barcha arizachilarni ko'rib chiqadi va ularning Xalifa uchun Islom tomonidan belgilangan shartlarga javob berish-bermasligini baholaydi. Xalifa quyidagilardan bo'lishi kerak: