Taqlid: Do Phrases Like ‘There Is a Problem’ Indicate a Fatwā or Caution?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Taqlid: Do Phrases Like ‘There Is a Problem’ Indicate a Fatwā or Caution?

English:

Question #50

Are the following statements fatwās or do they call for caution:

(1) ‘there is a problem in it’;

(2) ‘it is problematic’;

(3) ‘it is not void of problem’; and

(4) ‘there is no problem in it’?

Answer #50

All of these phrases call for caution, except for ‘there is no problem in it’ which is a fatwā.

- Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Rules of Taqlid, Miscellaneous Issues of Taqlid