Bay’ah barcha musulmonlar uchun farz va har bir musulmon, erkak yoki ayol, uchun huquqdir. Bay’ahning farz ekanligiga oid dalillar ko‘p bo‘lib, ulardan biri Allohning Elchisi ﷺ ning so‘zidir:

The Bay’ah is an obligation upon all Muslims and it is also the right of every Muslim, male and female. The evidences concerning the Bay’ah being an obligation are numerous; of these is the speech of the Messenger of Allah (pbuh):

“Kimki o‘z bo‘yni ustida biror bay’at bo‘lmagan holda vafot etsa, u Johiliyyat (johiliya) davrining o‘limi bilan o‘ladi.” [Muslim rivoyat qilgan] Bay’atning o‘zidan ma’lum bo‘ladiki, u musulmonlarning huquqidir, chunki bay’at musulmonlardan xalifaga beriladi, xalifadan musulmonlarga emas. Musulmonlarning Payg‘ambar ﷺ ga bay’ati esa sahih deb tan olingan ko‘plab sahih hadislarda tasdiqlangan. Imom al-Buxoriy rivoyat qilishicha, Ubodah ibn as-Somit shunday degan:

“Whoever dies while there was no allegiance on his neck dies a death of the days of ignorance (Jahiliyyah).” [Narrated by Muslim] The fact that the Bay’ah itself indicates that it is the right of the Muslims, is understood from the Bay’ah itself, for it is from the Muslims to the Khaleefah, and not from the Khaleefah to the Muslims. The Bay’ah of the Muslims to the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) has been confirmed in much sound Ahadith listed as Sahih. In Al-Bukhari, it has been reported that Ubadah Ibnus Samit said: