Taqlid: What Does ‘Justice’ Mean in Choosing a Mujtahid for Taqlīd?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Taqlid: What Does ‘Justice’ Mean in Choosing a Mujtahid for Taqlīd?

English:

Question #13

It is said that one should to do taqlīd of a ‘just’ mujtahid. What is meant by being ‘just’?

Answer #13

A ‘just’ person is so pious that he would not commit a sin deliberately.

- Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Rules of Taqlid, Conditions of Taqlid