1560 - مَن يَجوزُ تَقليدُهُ‏

1560. THOSE WHO ARE PERMITTED TO BE EMULATED

5355.الإمامُ العسكريُّ عليه السلام : فَأمّا مَن كانَ مِن الفُقَهاءِ صائناً لنفسِهِ حافِظاً لِدينِهِ مُخالِفاً على‏ هَواهُ مُطِيعاً لأمرِ مَولاهُ فلِلعَوامِّ أن يُقَلِّدُوهُ ، وذلكَ لا يكونُ إلّا بَعضَ فُقَهاءِ الشِّيعَةِ لا جَميعَهُم .¹

5355. Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS), 'Whoever from among the jurists safeguards himself, is protective of his religion, opposes his temptations, is obedient to his Master's commands, then the common people must emulate him, and this is only [applicable to] some of the Shia jurists, not all of them.' ²