Taqlid: Can Someone Else Choose a Marji‘ on Your Behalf?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Taqlid: Can Someone Else Choose a Marji‘ on Your Behalf?

English:

Question #26

Is it correct to make another person one’s agent in selecting a marji‘, such as the representation of a son by his father or a student by his teacher?

Answer #26

If what is meant is to entrust to one’s father, teacher, etc., the task of searching for a qualified mujtahid, there is no objection to it. Their opinion in this matter is valid in shar‘ and considered as a proof provided that their opinion induces knowledge or confidence, or it meets the criteria of evidence and testimony.

- Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Rules of Taqlid, Methods to Know Who is Mujtahid