Taqlid: Are the Jurist Leader’s Commands Binding for All Muslims or Just His Followers?
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Taqlid: Are the Jurist Leader’s Commands Binding for All Muslims or Just His Followers?
English:
Question #62
Are the commands of the jurist leader binding for all Muslims or only for his followers? Is it obligatory for someone, who makes taqlīd of a mujtahid who does not believe in the absolute authority of the jurist leader, to obey him or not?
Answer #62
According to the Shī‘ah denomination, it is obligatory for all Muslims to submit to the wilā’ī edicts issued by the jurist leader, and to comply with his commands and proscriptions. This ruling applies to all eminent mujtahids, let alone their followers! In our opinion, commitment to the authority of the jurist leader is not separable from the commitment to Islam and the authority of the infallible Imams (AS).