Taqlid: Can One Alternate Between a Deceased and a Living Mujtahid on One Issue?
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Taqlid: Can One Alternate Between a Deceased and a Living Mujtahid on One Issue?
English:
Question #39
Is it permissible for me to refer sometimes to a deceased mujtahid and at other times to the most learned living one with respect to a particular issue on which they have different opinions?
Answer #39
Before referring to a living mujtahid, it is permissible to continue with following a deceased marji‘. However, once you change to a living mujtahid, it is not permissible - by caution - to refer back to the deceased one.