Taqlid: The Limits of Caution: Must We Consider Past Mujtahids’ Fatwās?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Taqlid: The Limits of Caution: Must We Consider Past Mujtahids’ Fatwās?

English:

Question #3

What are the limits of acting upon caution with respect to the fatwās of mujtahids? Is it necessary to take into consideration the fatwās of the past mujtahids as well?

Answer #3

Acting according to caution, when it is applicable, means observing all jurisprudential probabilities so that the mukallaf feels confident that he is really doing his duty.

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