Question 555: Can you please tell us the ways by which we can obtain the verdict (Fatwa) of a Mujtahid?
Answer 555: There are three ways of adopting the verdict (Fatwa) of a Mujtahid on different issues:
- Listening to the verdict from the Mujtahid himself.
- Narration by one or two morally sound (Adl) persons about the Mujtahid (‘s verdict) or about (his opinion given in) his Risâlah (Tawzih al-Masael), provided that it is free from (typing) errors; rather, the narration by a single person would be sufficient, if he happens to be one whose statement is relied upon.
- Consulting the Mujtahid’s Risãlah, provided that it is free from (typing) errors.[1]
[1] . Tahrir al-Wasilah of Imam Khomeini, RULES REGARDING TAQLID.