Taqlid: Rational Necessity or Jurisprudential Obligation?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Taqlid: Rational Necessity or Jurisprudential Obligation?

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Question #1

Is taqlīd an absolute rational issue or is it also grounded on jurisprudential evidence?

Answer #1

Taqlīd has its jurisprudential evidence in addition to reason which also admits that a person who is ignorant of religious rules should refer to a qualified mujtahid.

- Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Rules of Taqlid, Options: Caution, Ijtihad and Taqlid