哈里发不会在与宗教仪式（عبادات，即'Ibadaat）相关的事务上采纳任何特定的沙里亚律例，但天课和圣战除外，以及为维护穆斯林团结所必需的任何事项；他也不会采纳伊斯兰'Aqeedah（信仰）相关思想中的任何观点。

The Khalifah does not adopt any specific Shari’ah rule in matters related to rituals (‘Ibadaat) except in Zakat and Jihad, and whatever is necessary to protect the unity of the Muslims, and nor does he adopt any thought from among the thoughts related to the Islamic 'Aqeedah.

据圣门弟子的共识，只有哈里发有权采纳（确定）某一观点，并由此衍生出著名的原则：“伊玛目的决定消除分歧”和“伊玛目的决定具有约束力”。然而，从阿拔斯王朝麦蒙时期的事件（即关于《古兰经》受造说的考验，Fitna）可以看出，在与信仰（'Aqa'id，即 'Aqeedah 的复数）相关的思想领域采纳某一观点，给哈里发带来了考验，也在穆斯林中引发了纷争。因此，哈里发认为应当避免在与信仰相关的事务以及与功修相关的律例上采纳某一观点，以免产生问题，并赢得穆斯林的认可与安宁。然而，哈里发在信仰事务和功修事务上不予采纳，并不意味着他被禁止采纳，而是意味着他选择不采纳，因为他既可以采纳，也可以不采纳。因此，他可以选择不采纳。这正是为何该条款用的是哈里发“不采纳”，而不是规定哈里发“被禁止采纳”，这表明他可以选择不采纳。

There is a consensus of the companions that the Khalifah alone has the right to adopt and from this consensus the famous rules “the decision of the Imam resolves the disagreement” and “the decision of the Iman is binding” have been derived. However, it emerged from the events of Al-Ma’mun (pertaining the Fitna (strife) of the creation of the Quran), that adoption in the thoughts related to ''Aqa'id (beliefs, plural of 'Aqeedah) caused Fitna for the Khalifah and Fitnah amongst the Muslims. Therefore, the Khalifah deems it fit to abstain from adopting in matters related to 'Aqeedah and in rules related to rituals in order to avoid problems and to gain the consent and tranquillity of the Muslims. However, abstaining from adopting in matters of ''Aqa'id and in rituals does not mean that it is forbidden for the Khalifah to adopt in them, it rather means that the Khalifah chooses not to adopt in them for he can either adopt or abstain from adopting. Thus, he may choose not to adopt. That is why the Article stated that the Khalifah “does not adopt” rather than stating that the Khalifah is “forbidden from adopting”, which indicates that he may choose not to adopt.