Xalifa armiyaning bosh qo'mondoni bo'lib, u Shtab boshlig'ini va har bir brigadaga amirni, har bir diviziyaga qo'mondonni tayinlaydi. Armiyaning boshqa lavozimlariga kelsak, ular brigada qo'mondonlari tomonidan tayinlanadi. Shtabga kishini tayinlash uning harbiy saviyasiga muvofiq bo'lishi kerak va uni Shtab boshlig'i tayinlaydi.

The Khalifah is the leader of the army and he is the one who appoints the Chief of Staff and an Amir to every brigade, and a commander to every division. In regards to the other posts in the army they are appointed by the commanders of the brigades. In regards to appointing a person to the staff, it has to be according to his military culture and he is appointed by the Chief of Staff. .

Bu, Xalifa barcha dunyo musulmonlarining umumiy rahbarligi ekanligi uchundir, u Shariat hukmlarini o‘rnatish va xabarni dunyoga yetkazish uchun mas’uldir. Xabarni dunyoga yetkazish yo‘li esa jihod orqali amalga oshadi. Shuning uchun Xalifa jihodni boshqarishi kerak, chunki xalifalik shartnomasi faqat unga topshirilgan, shuning uchun uning o‘zidan boshqa hech kimning uni amalga oshirishi joiz emas. Demak, Xalifa jihod mas’uliyatini o‘z zimmasiga oladi. Uning o‘zidan boshqa birovning uni o‘z zimmasiga olishi joiz emas, garchi har bir musulmon jihodni amalga oshirsa ham. Shunday ekan, jihodni amalga oshirish bir masala, uning mas’uliyatini zimmaga olish esa boshqa masaladir. Jihod har bir musulmonning farzidir, ammo jihodning mas’uliyatini zimmaga olish faqat Xalifaga xosdir.

This is because the Khalifah is the general leadership of all the Muslims in the world, for establishing the Shariah rules and conveying the message to the world. The way of conveying the message to the world is through Jihad. Therefore, the Khalifah should take charge of the Jihad because the Khilafah contract has been convened to him alone, so it is not allowed for any other person to carry it out other than himself. Thus the Khalifah takes responsibility for Jihad himself. It is not allowed for anyone other than him to undertake it, although every Muslim carries out Jihad. Hence carrying out Jihad is one matter and holding the responsibility for it is another. Jihad is a duty upon every Muslim, but holding the responsibility for the Jihad is only for the Khalifah. .

Shu bilan birga, Xalifa bu vazifani uning o‘z nazorati va kuzatuvi ostida amalga oshirish sharti bilan boshqa shaxsni o‘rniga tayinlashi mumkin, ammo bu ish uning nazorati va kuzatuvisiz mustaqil ravishda bajarilishi joiz emas. Bunday vakolat berish Xalifaning yordamchisi ishi bilan bir xil emas. Ushbu holatda Xalifaga hisobot berish degani, uning nomidan jihod qiluvchi shaxs uning nazorati ostida bo‘lishi kerakligini anglatadi. Armiyaga rahbarlik qilish, ya’ni Xalifaning nazorati va kuzatuvi ostida bo‘lish sharti bilan, uni istagan shaxsga topshirish mumkin. Lekin Xalifaning nazorati va kuzatuvisiz armiyani mustaqil boshqarish, Xalifani faqat nomigagina rahbar qilib qo‘yish joiz emas. Chunki Xalifalik shartnomasi unga yuklatilgan, shuning uchun u jihod masalalari uchun mas’uliyatni o‘z zimmasiga olishi kerak. Shu sababli, noislomiy tizimlarda odatda aytiladiki, davlat rahbari armiyaning oliy qo‘mondoni hisoblanadi, ya’ni u faqat rasmiy rahbar bo‘lib, boshqa rahbar armiyani mustaqil ravishda boshqaradi. Bu fikr Islom nuqtai nazaridan noto‘g‘ri deb hisoblanadi. Bu masala Shariat tomonidan ma’qullanmaydi, aksincha, shariat Xalifani armiyaning haqiqiy rahbari bo‘lishga majbur qiladi. Biroq ma’muriy va texnik masalalar kabi boshqa turdagi rahbarlik ishlarida Xalifa uning nomidan ushbu ishlarni mustaqil ravishda bajarishi uchun boshqa shaxsni tayinlashi mumkin, va rahbarlik kabi, ular uning haqiqiy nazorati ostida bo‘lishi shart.

However the Khalifah may appoint another person on his behalf to carry out this duty, which is allowed under his own observation and supervision but it is not allowed for it to be done in an independent way without his observation and supervision. This type of delegation is not the same as the work of an assistant to the Khalifah. Reporting to the Khalifah in this context means that the one who carries out Jihad on his behalf should be under his supervision. Leadership of the army with this restriction i.e. under the Khalifah’s observation and supervision, is allowed to be given to whomever he wishes. But to take charge of the army without his observation and supervision leaving the Khalifah only as a figurehead, is not allowed. This is because the Khilafah contract has been convened upon him, so he has to take the responsibility for the matters of Jihad. Therefore, what is usually said in the non-Islamic systems is that the head of State is the supreme leader of the army, meaning he is a formal leader only, while another leader runs the army independently, an opinion which is considered invalid in the view of Islam. It is a matter which is not approved by the Shariah, rather, shara obliges the Khalifah to be the actual leader of the army. However for other types of leadership issues like the administrative and technical matters, the Khalifah is allowed to appoint someone on his behalf to carry them out independently, and it is necessary that they be under his actual observation like the leadership. .

Elchi (ﷺ) o'zi ham qo'shinga bevosita rahbarlik qilar, janglarga o'zi boshchilik qilar edi. Shuningdek, u o'zi ishtirok etmagan holda yuborilgan qo'shin bo'linmalariga, ya'ni yurishlarga (sariyalarga) ham rahbarlar tayinlar edi. Har bir yurish uchun u bir qo'mondon tayinlar, ba'zi hollarda esa qo'mondon halok bo'lgan taqdirda uning o'rnini kim egallashi kerakligini oldindan belgilab qo'yish choralarini ko'rar edi, masalan, Mu'ta yurishida bo'lgani kabi. Al-Bukhoriy Abdulloh ibn Umar roziyallohu anhudan rivoyat qilib, u shunday degan: .

Also the Messenger (PBUH) used to undertake the leadership of the army himself, undertake the leadership of the battles and he also appointed leaders of the divisions of the army which went out for fighting without him, namely the expeditions. For every expedition he used to appoint a commander and in some cases he used to take the precaution of naming who should succeed the commander in case he was killed as happened in the expedition of Mu’ta. Al Bukhari narrated on the authority of Abdullah b. ‘Umar who said: .

Allohning Elchisi ﷺ Mu’ta jangida Zayd ibn Horisni amir etib tayinladi. Allohning Elchisi ﷺ shunday dedi: “Agar Zayd o‘ldirilsa, amir Ja’far bo‘ladi, agar Ja’far o‘ldirilsa, amir Abdulloh ibn Ravoha bo‘ladi.” Demak, xalifa qo‘shinlarning boshliqlarini tayinlaydi, ularning qo‘mondonlarini belgilaydi, ularga bayroqlarni bog‘laydi va bo‘linmalarning rahbarlarini tayinlaydi.

“The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) appointed Zayd bin Harith as an Amir in the battle of Mu’ta. The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: “If Zayd is killed, then it will be Ja’far (as the Amir) and if Ja’far is killed then it will be Abdullah b. Ruwahah (as the Amir ).’” So the Khalifah is the one who appoints the leaders of the armies, its commanders, ties for them the flags and appoints the leaders of the divisions. .

Shunday qilib, Shom tomon yuborilgan qo‘shin, masalan Mu’ta qo‘shini va Usома qo‘shini, bitta brigada bo‘lgan, chunki buning dalili Payg‘ambar ﷺ Usomaga bayroqni bog‘lab bergan. Shuningdek, Arabiston yarimorolida jang qilgan va Madinaga qaytib kelgan yurishlar, masalan Sa’d ibn Abu Vaqqosning Makka tomon yuborgan yurishi, bo‘linmalar shaklida bo‘lgan. Bu shuni ko‘rsatadiki, brigadalar amirlari va bo‘linmalar qo‘mondonlarini Xalifa tayinlaydi. Biroq qo‘shin amirlari va brigadalar hamda bo‘linmalar amirlaridan tashqari, Payg‘ambar ﷺ ularni tayinlaganligi isbotlanmagan. Bu esa, u zot yurishdagi tayinlovni ularning yetakchilariga qoldirgan degani. Texnik masalalar uchun mas’ul bo‘lgan Shtab boshlig‘iga kelsak, u qo‘shin yetakchisi kabi Xalifa tomonidan tayinlanadi va u Xalifaning bevosita nazoratisiz mustaqil ravishda o‘z vazifalarini bajarishi mumkin, garchi u Xalifaning buyrug‘i ostida bo‘lishi kerak.

So the army which was sent to Syria like the Army of Mu’ta and the army of Usama, was one brigade because the evidence for this is that the Prophet (PBUH) had tied the flag to Usama. Also the expeditions which fought in the Arabian Peninsula and would return back to Madinah such as the expedition of Sa’d bin Waqqas which he sent towards Makkah were in the form of divisions. This indicates that the Amirs of the brigades and the commanders of the divisions are appointed by the Khalifah. However, other than the amirs of the army and brigades of the divisions, it was not proved that the Messenger (PBUH) appointed them. This means he left their appointment in the expedition to their leaders. In regards to the Chief of Staff who is responsible for the technical matters, he is like the army leader in terms of being appointed by the Khalifah 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.