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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:

  1. Listening to the verdict from the Mujtahid himself.
  2. 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.
  3. Consulting the Mujtahid’s Risãlah, provided that it is free from (typing) errors.[1]

[1] . Tahrir al-Wasilah of Imam Khomeini, RULES REGARDING TAQLID.