- The rule should be in a direct line from the elder male, among the sons and grandsons. Their nomination that should be made by the Sublime Porte.
- If at any time fate should decide that the male line should become extinct, the Sublime Porte will choose the ruler of Egypt.
- The daughters of the dynasty have no right to rule Egypt.
Actually this firman granted the dynasty succession, and placed Egypt under the Ottoman practice. It opened the way for struggles between the sons of the royal family. Mohammed Ali had tried to wrest more rights for his successors, as he knew that those successors would have