Taqlid And the Authority of the Jurist Leader {Wilayat alFaqih }

Q 1:

Is the necessity of following a qualified jurist authority itself based on taqlid or is it grounded on personal judgment?

A: Ii is a matter concluded based on personal judgment

and reason.

Q2:

Is it better, in your opinion, to act with precaution {ihtiya at} or to follow a marja'?

A: Since precautious action is dependent upon the knowledge of cases that call for precaution and its method, and there are few people who have this sort of knowledge, and moreover, since precautious action often consumes more time, it is preferable to follow a qualified mujtahid {ISLAMIC JURIST}

Q3:

What are the limits of precaution in rules with respect to the verdicts of Islamic jurists? Is it obligatory to take into consideration the verdicts of the past jurists as well?

A: In cases where it is obligatory, precaution means observance of alI juristie {fiqhi} probabilities of the case which should presumabLy be taken into consideration

Q4:

My daughter will reach the age of obligation {takLIF) approximately in a few weeks, and consequently, she will have to select a marja'. Since she has some difficulty in understanding this matter, please kindly advise us about our duty in this respect?

A: If she does not pay attention to her religious obligation in this regard, your duty towardS her will be to remind, guide, and show the way

Q5:

It is generally thought that the identification of the subject of a rule is a responsibility of the mukallaf {individual who is bound by religious obligations} whereas the determination of the rule itself is a duty of the mujtahid In view of this matter, what should be done with respect to the identifications of subject reached by the marja'? Is it obligatory to act upon them, for we observe in many cases that he intervenes in this aspect as well?

A: The responsibility to identify the subject rests with the mukallaf THerefore, it will not be obligatory upon him to follow the judgment of his mujtahid unless he can trust it or the subject is one of those that should be identified through juristic inference.

Q6:

Will one be considered a sinner if he forgoes learning the religious rules that he frequently encounters?