当穆斯林的哈里发退位、去世或因任何原因被罢免时，伊斯兰教中并不存在自动继承或"王室家族"的概念。相反，伊斯兰中的领导权是穆斯林与哈里发之间的一份契约。他的权威完全取决于乌玛的接受，而乌玛通过向他宣誓效忠（bay‘ah）来体现这种接受。你也参与选立新的哈里发。以下是所采取的步骤：

When the Khaleefah of the Muslims retires, dies or is displaced for any reason, there is no concept of automatic succession or ‘Royal Family.’ Rather, leadership in Islam is a contract between the Muslims and the Khaleefah. His authority depends entirely on the acceptance of the Ummah, which is represented by their giving him the bay‘ah (pledge of allegiance). You are involved in appointing the new Khaleefah. These are the steps taken :

任何希望担任此职位的候选人，均须向乌玛议会（Majlis al-Ummah）提交申请。如果您了解某位适合该职位的人选，也可以自行推荐。议会成员将审查所有申请者，并评估其是否符合伊斯兰教对哈里发所要求的条件。哈里发必须是：

Any candidates who wish to take the post make an application to the Majlis al-Ummah (Council of the Ummah). You may propose any candidate yourself, if you know someone suitable for the post. The members of the Majlis will consider all the applicants, and evaluate whether they meet the conditions required by Islam for the Khaleefah. The Khaleefah must be :

穆斯林。

1. Muslim.

2. 男性。

2. Male.

3. 免费。

3. Free.

4. 理智健全（Sane）

4. Sane.

5. 成熟

5. Mature.

6. 仅仅。

6. Just.

7. 能够统治。

7. Able to rule.

伊斯兰教还规定了其他条件，例如此人应当是一位穆哲台希德（学者），精通政治，勇敢，虔诚等。

Islam also recommends other conditions, such as that he should be a mujtahid (scholar), experienced in politics, brave, pious etc.

你大概会在议会（Majlis）对所有候选人进行评估并公开宣布他们的身份之后，才听到关于这些候选人的消息，同时还会公布他们各自成就或能力的简历。

You would probably hear about the candidates once the Majlis has assessed them all and publicly announced who they are, along with a résumé of their respective achievements or abilities.

在此之后，你可前往最近的投票站，每个地区都会设有一处。你可以在这里为你所支持的候选人投票。

After this, you would go to the nearest polling station, one of which will be available in every locality. Here you may cast a vote for the candidate whom you prefer.

国家将下令尽快清点选票，以便在3天之内任命新的哈里发——这是伊斯兰教允许乌玛没有埃米尔的最长时间。

The State will order counting of the votes as quickly as possible so that the new Khaleefah may be appointed within 3 days - the maximum time that Islam allows the Ummah to be without an Amir.

获得最大比例选票的候选人将胜出，无论他是否获得了该国超过半数公民的选票。因此，如果你选择了一位获得了乌玛20%选票的人，只要没有其他候选人超过这一比例，他就将获胜。

The candidate who has received the largest proportion of the vote will be the winner, regardless of whether he had the vote of more than half of the citizens of the State or not. Thus, if you had chosen someone who had the vote of 20% of the Ummah, he will win as long as no other candidates superceded this figure.

一旦穆斯林已经这样提名了哈里发领导权的继任者，议会（Majlis al-Ummah）的成员，连同其他候选人以及担任要职的人员，例如军队高级官员和总督，将公开宣誓效忠。这些人是乌玛的代表，他们统称为“ahl al halli wal ‘aqd”（有影响力和权威的人）。这一阶段是“in‘iqad”之誓（选定之誓）。

Once the successor to the leadership of the Khilafah has thus been nominated by the Muslims, the members of the Majlis al-Ummah, along with the other candidates and those who hold key positions, such as the army officials and governors, will publicly give their bay‘ah. These are the people who are the representatives of the Ummah, and they are collectively known as the ahl al halli wal ‘aqd (people of influence and authority). This stage is the bay‘ah of in‘iqad (pledge of selection).

您将从媒体以及其他政府传播渠道（如主麻讲演）中获悉有关此次选择的信息。

You will be well informed about this selection from the media and other channels of government communication, such as the juma‘khutbah.

记住：主权唯独属于安拉（subhanahu wa ta'ala），但权力由穆斯林乌玛（Ummah）掌握。因此，新哈里发的统治要有效，乌玛必须给予同意，而这种同意通过有影响力和权威的人们的一致同意来体现，他们是乌玛的天然代表。

Remember : the sovereignty lies with Allah (swt) alone, but the authority is held by the Muslim Ummah. Thus, the Ummah must give their consent to the new Khaleefah for his rule to be valid, and this consent is manifested by the agreement of the people of influence and authority, who are the natural representatives of the Ummah.

新任命的哈里发随后将向乌玛（穆斯林共同体）露面，并邀请他们进行效忠宣誓（bay‘ah）。这第二次宣誓是服从宣誓（bay‘ah al-ta‘aa）。服从哈里发是所有穆斯林的义务，若有所疏忽，便是有罪的。

The newly appointed Khaleefah will then present himself to the Ummah and invite them to give their bay‘ah. This second pledge is the bay‘ah al-ta‘aa (pledge of obedience). Obedience to the Khaleefah is a duty upon all Muslims, and you become sinful if you neglect it.

你可以亲自向新的哈里发宣誓效忠（即“拜阿”），但由于这往往不现实，你也可以通过电报、传真等其他方式表示你的拜阿。建议你这样做，但“沉默即同意”的原则表明：如果你听闻拜阿的号召后未采取任何行动，你并不因此有罪，并被视为已经give了拜阿，并接受了这位哈里发。

You may give this pledge in person to the new Khaleefah, but as this is often impractical, you can represent your bay‘ah by other means such as telegram or fax. It is recommended for you to do this, but the principle of ‘silence is consent’, means that if you took no action after hearing of the invitation for your bay‘ah, you would not be sinful and would be regarded as having given it and accepted the Khaleefah.

一旦你做出这一宣誓，你便与哈里发订立了契约，只要他在执行安拉的律法，你就有义务服从他，无论是在公共场合还是在家中私下里。

Once you have given this pledge, you have entered a contract to obey the Khaleefah for as long as he implements Allah’s Law, whether you are in public or in the privacy of your home.

艾卜·胡莱赖传述：安拉的使者（ﷺ）说：“谁服从我，谁就是服从安拉；谁违抗我，谁就是违抗安拉；谁服从埃米尔，谁就是服从我；谁违抗埃米尔，谁就是违抗我。”（布哈里与穆斯林辑录）

Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “Whoever obeyed me he obeyed Allah; whoever disobeyed me he disobeyed Allah; whoever obeyed the Amir, he obeyed me, and whoever disobeyed him he disobeyed me.” Bukhari and Muslim.

在英国，人们都知道，新首相一当选，他和他的政党就会把此前对你们许下的大部分竞选承诺抛到脑后，转而推行他们之前从未告诉过你们的个人议程。既然你们已经任命了哈里发，你们如何确保他不会food违背遵守真主法律的承诺呢？

In Britain for example, it is well known that as soon as the new Prime Minister is elected, he and his party throw most of the election promises they made to you in the bin, and proceed with the personal agenda they never told you about before. Now that you have appointed the Khaleefah, how can you make sure that he does not renege on his promise to obey Allah’s Law?