Xalifa o‘z shaxsiy holati shunday o‘zgarganda darhol lavozimidan chetlatiladi, bu o‘zgarish uning chetlatilishini talab qilsa; yoki u xalifa sifatida qonuniy ravishda davom etishi mumkin bo‘lmagan ayrim holatlarda chetlatilishi shart. Ikki holat o‘rtasidagi farq shundaki, birinchi holatda, ya’ni u xalifalik lavozimidan chetlatiladigan holatda, hodisa yuz bergan paytdan boshlab unga bay’at qilish majburiy emas. Ammo ikkinchi holatda, ya’ni uni albatta chetlatish zarur bo‘lganda, chetlatish yakunlanguniga qadar unga itoat qilish majburiy bo‘lib qoladi. Yuqoridagi birinchi mezonga ko‘ra, uning holatini amalda o‘zgartirib, xalifalik lavozimidan chetlatilishiga olib keladigan uchta masala bor:

A Khalifah is deposed immediately if his personal situation has changed in a way that necessitates his removal; alternatively the Khalifah must be deposed in certain situations where he is not allowed legally to continue as a Khalifah. The difference between the two situations is that in the first case which removes him from the position of Khalifah, allegiance to him is not obligatory the moment the incident has occurred. But in the second case in which he necessarily has to be deposed, obedience to him remains obligatory until his deposition is completed. There are three matters which effectively change his situation and would remove him from the position of Khalifah according to the first criteria above: