Ayatullah Sistani - Taqlid - Index

This is the index for the Taqlid section of Practical Laws of Islam according to the teachings of Ayatullah Sistani

Following a Jurist (Taqlid)

1. Taqlid: The Obligation of Taqlīd, Iḥtiyāṭ, and Personal Insight in Religious Beliefs and Laws

2. Taqlid: Conditions for Following a Mujtahid and the Obligation to Follow the Most Learned

3. Taqlid: How to Identify a Mujtahid or the Most Learned Marji

4. Taqlid: Four Valid Ways to Obtain a Mujtahid’s Fatwā

5. Is It Necessary to Verify If a Fatwā Has Changed?

6. Taqlid: Acting on Obligatory Precaution and Referring to the Next Most Learned Mujtahid

7. Taqlid: What Is Recommended Precaution in a Mujtahid’s Fatwā?

8. Taqlid: Rules on Continuing Taqlīd After the Death of a Mujtahid

9. Taqlid: A mukallaf must learn the rulings they likely need to avoid sin—meaning neglecting obligations or committing prohibitions.

10. Taqlid: A mukallaf must act cautiously or follow a mujtahid; if the most learned isn’t available, the next may be followed.

11. If you share a fatwa and it changes, no need to update others. But if you shared it wrongly, you must fix it.

12. Taqlid: If a mukallaf didn’t follow a mujtahid, his actions are still valid in many cases—like if they were correct, matched a valid fatwa, done out of ignorance, or involved minor mistakes.