Taqlid: Must Followers of Imam Khomeini Seek a Living Marjiʿ’s Permission to Continue His Taqlīd?
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Taqlid: Must Followers of Imam Khomeini Seek a Living Marjiʿ’s Permission to Continue His Taqlīd?
English:
Question #40
Is it obligatory for the followers of the late Imam Khomeini (q.) who wish to continue his taqlīd to seek the permission of a living marji‘? Or, does the unanimity of most of the marji‘s and well-known scholars concerning the permissibility of continuing to follow a deceased marji‘ suffice?
Answer #40
Supposing the unanimity of scholars regarding the permissibility of continuing to follow a deceased marji‘, continuing the taqlīd of the late Imam (q.) is permissible and there is no need to refer to a specific mujtahid in this regard.