Discussions on this issue lasted for a very long time.

Discussions on this issue lasted for a very long time. \n Imam -asws said to them:\u00a0 You people have spoken a lot in front to me -asws ; why don\u2019t you appoint one person among you who can convey your opinion to me so that we cut the lengthy discussion short.\u00a0 They selected Ummro ibn Youbad, who spoke for a very long duration but basically said:\u00a0 The people of Sham have killed their ruler and some of them have overcome the others and are in serious disagreement regarding the appointment of a leader.\u00a0 Under these circumstances, we have selected a Leader who has good understanding of the religion, is a very wisely and is the most suitable to be the Caliph, he is Mohammed bin Abd Allah bin Al-Hassan.\u00a0 We all intend to pledge our support to him, and invite others toward him so that they also take an oath of allegiance.\u00a0 Whoever is in agreement with us we will be friendly with him but whoever is against us we will oppose him, whoever will fight with us we will wage a war against him and will have enmity against him for his opposition to the just, until and unless we return the right to its inheritor (the caliph).

\n We have come to you -asws , since we are highly dependent on you -asws , due to your -asws elevated status and your -asws large number of supporters.\u00a0 When he finished his speech, Imam Jafar -asws addressed the gathering: \n Do you all agree with what Ummro ibn Youbad has said?\u00a0 They all replied: Yes, we do.

\n Imam -asws , then praised Allah -azwj and after reciting Salawat on Mohammed -saww and Aly-e-Mohammed -asws , said: Disobedience to Allah -azwj makes us -asws sad and obedience to Him -azwj pleases us -asws . \n Imam -asws said: O Ummro! Tell me, if all people would agree on you as an arbitrator without having to go through an anarchy and killing people.\u00a0 And if you were asked to select a ruler. How would you select a Wali [25] or Ruler?

\n Ummro: I will form a Shura (a consulting body) from Muslims. \n Imam -asws : From all Muslims? \n Ummro: Yes. \n Imam -asws : Shura will consist of the notables and Fuqqah from Muslim? \n Ummro: Yes. \n Imam -asws : Quraish and non-Quraish, including Arabs and non-Arabs? \n Ummro: Yes. \n Imam -asws : O Ummro! Do you like or dislike Abu Bakr and Umar? \n Ummro: I adore them. \n Imam -asws : O Ummro!