Ḥudhayfah ibn al-Yamān نinig rivoyat qilishicha, aniq bir hadisda musulmon ummati boshidan kechiradigan hukumat shakllari haqida, Payg‘ambar ﷺ shunday degan: “Nubuvvat sizlar orasida Alloh xohlagancha qoladi. So‘ngra Alloh uni xohlagan vaqtida olib qo‘yadi. Keyin nubuvvat yo‘lidagi xilofat bo‘ladi. U Alloh xohlagancha davom etadi, so‘ngra Alloh uni xohlagan vaqtida olib qo‘yadi. Keyin esa mudom davom etadigan saltanat bo‘ladi, u Alloh xohlagancha qoladi. So‘ngra Alloh uni xohlagan vaqtida olib qo‘yadi. Keyin zo‘ravon hukmronlik bo‘ladi, u Alloh xohlagancha qoladi. So‘ngra Alloh uni xohlagan vaqtida olib qo‘yadi va shundan keyin nubuvvat yo‘lidagi xilofat qaytadi.”304

In an explicit hadith about the forms of governance the Muslim nation would experience, Ḥudhayfah ibn al-Yamān  reported that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Prophethood will remain amongst you for as long as Allah wishes. Then Allah will remove it whenever He wishes to remove it, and there will be a caliphate upon the prophetic methodology. It will last for as long as Allah wishes it to last, then Allah will remove it whenever He wishes to remove it. Then there will be an abiding dynasty, and it will remain for as long as Allah wishes it to remain. Then Allah will remove it whenever He wishes to remove it. Then there will be forceful monarchy, and it will remain for as long as Allah wishes it to remain. Then He will remove it whenever He wishes to remove it, and then there will be a caliphate upon the prophetic methodology.”304