Xalifa o'zini o'lim yaqinlashayotganini his qilganda va xalifalik lavozimi bo'shashidan oz vaqt oldin, yangi xalifa saylanish davrida musulmonlarning ishlarini yuritish uchun vaqtinchalik amir tayinlashga haqlidir. Vaqtinchalik xalifa xalifaning vafotidan keyin o'z vazifasini bajaradi. Uning asosiy vazifasi uch kun ichida yangi xalifani tayinlashni amalga oshirishdir.

The Khalifah is entitled, once he feels death is approaching him, and a short while before the Khilafah post becomes vacant, to appoint a provisional Amir for looking after the affairs of the Muslims during the period of the election of a new Khalifah. The provisional Khalifah exercises his duty after the death of the Khalifah. His main task is to carry out the appointment of the new Khalifah within three days. .

Vaqtinchalik xalifa yangi qonunlarni qabul qilish huquqiga ega emas. Chunki bu vazifa Ummatdan bay'at olgan xalifaning majburiy vakolatidir. U xalifalik lavozimiga nomzodlardan biri bo'lishi ham, ulardan birortasini qo'llab-quvvatlashi ham joiz emas. Buning dalili shuki, Umar (r.a.) o'zi xalifalik lavozimiga nomzod qilib ko'rsatganlardan bo'lmagan vaqtinchalik amirni tayinlagan.

The provisional Khalifah is not entitled to adopt (new) laws. This is because this task is the mandatory power of the Khalifah that has the Bayah from the Ummah. He is not allowed to be from the nominees to the Khilafah post nor is it permitted for him to support any one of them. This is because ‘Umar (ra) appointed a provisional Amir who was not from those that he nominated for the post of Khalifah. .

Shunday vaqtinchalik Amirning vakolati yangi Xalifa tayinlangan paytda tugaydi, chunki uning vazifasi vaqtinchalik bo'lib, faqat shu yagona maqsad bilan cheklangan. Suhayb ‘Umar (ra) tomonidan tayinlangan vaqtinchalik Amir bo'lganining dalili ‘Umar (ra)ning olti nomzodga aytgan so'zidir: “Siz maslahatlashadigan shu uch kun ichida Suhayb sizlarga namozda imomlik qilsin”. Keyin u Suhaybga dedi: “Bu uch kun ichida odamlarga namozda imomlik qil”, so'ngra dedi: “Agar (olti kishidan) besh kishi bir kishini tanlab, unga rozi bo'lsa, lekin (olti kishidan) bir kishi uni rad etsa, uning boshini qilich bilan uringlar”. Bu Suhaybning ularning ustidan Amir etib tayinlanganini bildiradi. U namozga Amir etib tayinlangan edi, namoz ustidan rahbarlik o'sha paytdagi odamlar ustidan rahbarlikni anglatadi. Bundan tashqari, unga jazoni ijro etish vakolati (boshini urish) berilgan, bunday harakatni faqat Amir ruxsat berishi mumkin.

The authority of such a provisional Amir would expire at the time that the new Khalifah is appointed, because his task is temporary and limited to this single objective. The evidence that Suhaib was a provisional Ameer appointed by ‘Umar (ra) is the saying of ‘Umar (ra) to the six nominees: “Let Suhaib lead you in the prayer during these three days in which you consult”. Then he said to Suhaib: “Lead the people in the prayer these three days,” and then he said, “If five (of the six) agreed and accepted one man, while one (of the six) man rejected him, then strike his head with the sword”. This indicates Suhaib was appointed as an Amir over them. He was appointed an Amir over prayer, where leadership over prayer indicated leadership over the people at that time. Moreover, he gave him the authority of executing the punishment (strike his head), where only the Amir can authorise such an action. .

Bu masala bir guruh sahobalar oldida amalga oshirilgan va ulardan hech biri bunga e'tiroz bildirmagan. Shuning uchun bu ijmo' (konsensus) hisoblanadi, ya'ni Xalifa yangi Xalifani tayinlash choralarini ko'rib turuvchi vaqtinchalik Amirni tayinlashga haqlidir. Shunga asoslanib, Xalifa hayoti davomida konstitutsiyaga shunday band kiritishi mumkinki, unga ko'ra Xalifa vaqtinchalik Amirni tayinlamasdan vafot etsa, vaqtinchalik Amir etib kimdir tayinlanishi kerak. Shunga muvofiq, biz bu yerda qabul qilamizki, agar Xalifa o'z muddati tugashiga yaqin vaqtda vaqtinchalik Amirni tayinlamagan bo'lsa, u holda eng katta yoshdagi delegat yordamchi vaqtinchalik Amir bo'ladi, agar u nomzod qilib ko'rsatilmagan bo'lsa. Bunday holda, navbatdagi eng katta yoshdagi delegat yordamchi Amir bo'ladi. Agar barcha delegat yordamchilar nomzod qilib ko'rsatilgan bo'lsa, bu jarayon zarurat bo'lsa, eng katta yoshdagi ijroiya yordamchisi Amir etib tayinlanguncha davom etadi va shu tartibda davom etadi.

This matter was conducted before a group of Sahabah, without anyone of them objecting to this. Therefore, this constitutes consensus (ijma’) that the Khalifah is entitled to appoint a provisional Amir that looks after the measures of appointing the new Khalifah. Based on this, the Khalifah is allowed during his life to adopt a clause in the constitution that stipulates that in the case the Khalifah passed away without appointing a provisional Amir, somebody must be appointed as a provisional Amir. Accordingly we adopt here that in the case that the Khalifah did not appoint a provisional Amir nearing the end of his term, then the eldest delegate assistant would become the provisional Amir, unless he was nominated. In that case the next eldest delegate assistant would become the Ameer. If all of the delegate assistants are nominated then this goes on, if necessary, until the eldest executive assistant is appointed as Amir, and so on and so forth. .

Ushbu tayinlash Xalifa o‘z lavozimidan chetlatilgan holatga taalluqlidir. Muvaqqat Amir bo‘lib, agar u nomzod qilib ko‘rsatilganlardan bo‘lmasa, eng katta yoshdagi delegat yordamchi bo‘ladi. Agar u ular orasidan bo‘lsa, unda keyingi eng katta yoshdagi kishi Amir bo‘ladi, shu yordamchilar tugaguniga qadar. Ulardan keyin eng katta yoshdagi ijrochi yordamchi tayinlanadi va yuqoridagidek davom etiladi. Agar ularning hammasi o‘zini nomzod qilib ko‘rsatsa, unda eng yosh ijrochi yordamchi muvaqqat Amir bo‘lishga majbur bo‘ladi. Bu tartib Xalifa asirga tushib qolgan holatga ham taalluqlidir. Bunday holatda, uni qutqarish imkoniyati bor yoki yo‘qligiga qarab, muvaqqat Amirning majburiy vakolatlari haqida ayrim tafsilotlar bo‘lishi kerak. Ushbu majburiy vakolatlar haqida vaqti kelib qonun loyihasi e’lon qilinadi.

This appointment applies in the case that the Khalifah was removed from his post. The provisional Amir would be the eldest delegate assistant as long as he was not from those nominated. If he was from them, then the next eldest one would become the Amir, till the end of these assistants. After them the eldest executive assistant is appointed, and so on as before. If all of them were to nominate themselves then the youngest executive assistant would be obliged to be the provisional Amir. This also applies in the case that the Khalifah fell captive. In this case there should be some details regarding the mandatory powers of the provisional Amir when there is or there is not a chance of rescuing him. A bill will be issued in time regarding these mandatory powers. .

Bu vaqtincha Amir, xalifa jihodga yoki safarga chiqqanda o‘zining o‘rinbosari etib tayinlaydigan Amirdan farq qiladi. Bu, Allohning Elchisi ﷺ jihodga yoki Hijjatul-Vadaʼ yoki shunga o‘xshash safarga chiqqanlarida qilgan ishga o‘xshaydi. Bunday o‘rinbosar xalifa tomonidan unga yuklatilgan vakolatlarga ega bo‘ladi, ya’ni bunday tayinlovning talab qilgan ishlarini boshqarish yuzasidan.

This provisional Amir is different to the one whom the Khalifah appoints as his deputy when he goes out for jihad or on travel. This is like what the Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H) used to do when he went out for jihad or he went out on Hijjah al-Wada’ or the like. Such a deputy would have the mandatory powers assigned to him by the Khalifah regarding looking after the affairs required by such an appointment.