哈里发制度是一种基于自愿与同意的契约，因此任何人都不能被强迫接受它，也不能被强迫选择那个将担任哈里发的人。

The Khilafah is a contract of choice and consent, so no one is compelled to accept it, and no one is compelled to choose the one who would undertake it.

这一点的证据在于：任何伊斯兰教法的契约都是在两方之间完成的，因为它和其他一切契约一样。此外，有关贝都因人的圣训记载：他为伊斯兰向安拉的先知ﷺ宣誓效忠。之后这位贝都因人在麦地那发起了高烧，他来到安拉的先知ﷺ面前说：“安拉的先知啊！请解除我的誓约。”但安拉的先知ﷺ拒绝了。他又来到先知ﷺ面前说：“安拉的先知啊！请解除我的誓约。”先知ﷺ仍然拒绝。他第三次来到先知ﷺ面前说：“安拉的先知啊！请解除我的誓约。”先知ﷺ依旧拒绝。最后这位贝都因人离开了麦地那，于是安拉的先知ﷺ说：

The proof for this is the evidence that any Shari’ah contract is completed between two parties since it is a contract like all the other contracts. On top of that, the narration of the Bedoin gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Prophet (phuh) for Islam. Then the Bedoin got fever at Medina, came to Allah's Prophet (phuh) and said, "O Allah's Prophet! Cancel my Pledge," But Allah's Prophet (phuh) refused. Then he came to him (again) and said, "O Allah's Prophet! Cancel my Pledge." But the Prophet (phuh) refused. Then he came to him (again) and said, "O Allah's Prophet! Cancel my Pledge." But the Prophet (phuh) refused. The Bedouin finally went out (of Medina) whereupon Allah's Prophet (phuh) said,

.» إِنَّمَا الْمَدِينَةُ كَالْكِيرِ تَ نْفِي خَبَثَ هَا وَيَ نْصَعُ طَيِّبُ هَا « .

.» إِنَّمَا الْمَدِينَةُ كَالْكِيرِ تَ نْفِي خَبَثَ هَا وَيَ نْصَعُ طَيِّبُ هَا « .

"麦地那就像一个风箱（熔炉）：它排出杂质，使其中的好东西发光并变得纯净。"（布哈里与穆斯林共同认可的圣训）。由于效忠哈里发是对有权被服从的统治者的效忠，即对有权威之人的服从，因此它是一种基于选择与同意的契约，所以不能以强迫的方式成立；无论是对接受效忠者的强迫，还是对效忠者的强迫，都是不正确的，这有先知的话为证ﷺ。

"Medina is like a pair of bellows (furnace): It expels its impurities and brightens and clears its good.” (agreed upon by Muslim and Al-Bukhari). As the pledge upon the Khilafah is a pledge upon obedience to the one who has the right to be obeyed from the people of authority, then it is a contract upon choice and consent, and so it is not correct by compulsion; neither compulsion on the one given the pledge nor compulsion upon those who are giving the pledge due to the words of the Messenger (pbuh).

. » إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَضَعَ عَنْ أُمَّتِي الْخَطَأَ وَالنِّسْ يَانَ وَمَا اسْ تُكْرِهُوا عَلَيْهِ « .

. » إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَضَعَ عَنْ أُمَّتِي الْخَطَأَ وَالنِّسْ يَانَ وَمَا اسْ تُكْرِهُوا عَلَيْهِ « .

“真主已经宽恕了我的民众（Ummati）所犯的错误、遗忘的事，以及他们被迫去做的事。”（伊本·马哲根据伊本·阿拔斯传述），这一圣训具有普遍性，适用于每一种契约，包括哈里发的契约。据此，任何因被迫而订立的契约都是无效的，因为它实际上并未成立。与其他契约一样，哈里发的契约也不能因被迫而订立。

“Allah has forgiven my nation (Ummati) for mistakes and forgetfulness, and what they are forced to do.” (reported by Ibn Maja through Ibn ‘Abbas), and this is general for every contract including the contract of the Khilafah. Accordingly, every contract that occurs due to compulsion is void, since it has not been contracted. In the same manner as the other contracts, the Khilafah is not contracted by compulsion.

同样，哈里发职位也不能像其他契约一样，仅凭一方完成，而须有两方缔约者。因此，若无人任命某人为哈里发，他便不是哈里发；若有人自行宣称为哈里发，却未获得那些哈里发职位通过其缔结的人的效忠，他也不是哈里发，除非他们心甘情愿、出于自愿地向他效忠，这样他在此次效忠之后才成为哈里发；至于效忠之前，他不被视为哈里发。若人们被迫效忠，那么此人在这次被迫取得的效忠之后也不是哈里发，哈里发职位也不会因此而缔结于他身上，因为这是一种不能通过强迫缔结的契约，这是依据先知ﷺ的话语。

Likewise, the Khilafah is not completed except with two contracting parties like any other contract; so, someone would not be a Khalifah unless someone appoints him to the Khilafah, and so if someone appoints themselves as Khalifah without a pledge from those whom the Khilafah is contracted through, he would not be a Khalifah unless they gave him the pledge with satisfaction and consent, in which case he becomes Khalifah after this pledge; as for before it then he would not be considered such. If the people are forced to give the pledge, the person would not be the Khalifah after this pledge which was taken by compulsion, and the Khilafah would not be contracted to him since it is a contract which is not contracted through compulsion due to the words of the Messenger (pbuh).

» إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَضَعَ عَنْ أُمَّتِي الْخَطَأَ وَالنِّسْيَانَ وَمَا اسْتُكْرِهُوا عَلَيْهِ «。“真主已为我的民众（Ummati）免除了过失、遗忘，以及他们被迫所做之事。”而被免除的事，应视为不予追究。

. » إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَضَ عَ عَ نْ أُمَّ تِي الْخَطَأَ وَالنِّ سْ يَانَ وَمَا اسْ تُكْرِهُوا عَلَيْهِ « . “Allah has forgiven my nation (Ummati) for mistakes and forgetfulness, and what they are forced to do.” , and what has been forgiven is considered to be void.