How is the drawing of lots to select the imam conducted if they are equal in rank?

Question : But how

Answer : is the drawing of lots? The drawing of lots has no specific form or fixed method; rather, it is according to what people agree upon. It is possible to write on a white paper and on a paper that says "imam," mix them together, and give one to each of these two men, saying: "Give each of these two men a paper." If the one that says "imam" falls into the hand of one of them, he is the imam. It is also possible to use what some people do: he puts his hands behind his back, with a small stick in one of them that does not reveal which hand is holding it, then he presents them and says, "Choose." If one chooses the hand with the stick, it means he has won. The point is that this matter has no specific limit; however they invent it, it is permissible.