We believe the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.), had been appointed by the Holy Prophet (s.w.a.), but even those who did not accept this agreed that the people had pledged allegiance to him after the third caliph and accepted his caliphate. He became the leader.
A wajen mu baya ga batun cewa Annabi (s.a.w.a.) ne ya nada Amirul Muminin (a.s) (a matsayin halifansa), ko da ma mutanen da ba su yarda da hakan ba, to amma sun yarda da cewa a wancan lokacin bayan halifa na uku dukkanin al'umma sun yi masa bai'a, sun yarda da halifancinsa; ya zama imam, ya zamanto shugaban da wajibi ne al'ummar musulmi su yi masa biyayya.