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1. The hadeeth that the scholars of imitation use in Tafseer AlAskari is proven to be weak and not
only that but its content does not prove that Taqleed is obligatory because the Imam says:"
" -fa lil awaam an yuqalidooh-[Wasael AlShia v.27 p.131] "for the common people is to
imitate him". From these terms it does not prove the obligation of Taqleed, meaning that Taqleed
is not Waajib or Fard upon the one with the religious accountability. If it was said "
"it will then be an obligation because of the word "ala- "which means on/upon the
common people is to imitate him.

2. The second point is that a hadeeth with a weak sanad(chain) cannot be worked by for the
Aqaed( )ideologies of the Shia because you need a Mutawaator(frequently narrated
hadeeth)and this hadeeth that the scholars(Maraji3)have used is proven to have a weak sanad.
And a hadeeth with a weak sanad cannot be worked by for the Aqaed/ideologies of the Shia
Imamya and this is like the ABCD's for any graduate of a Hawza.

Scholarly commentaries who've weakened this hadeeth are the following:

a.Mujam Rijal AlHadeeth Sayed AlKhoei said about it:"The tafseer that is referred to Imam
AlAskari pbuh, it is from the narration of this man(Ali son of Muhammad son of Sayar)and his
friend Yusef son of Muhammad son of Zyad and both of them are unknown/majhool in their state
and their narration is not reliable from the Imam pbuh, his care pbuh for their status and the
request from his fathers is for them to remain so that they can benefit from the knowledge in
which Allah will honor them by it"

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Mujam Rijal AlHadeeth v.13/p.15

and AlKhoei also says the following about Taqleed:

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Sayed AlKhoei:"Speaking about the understanding of Taqleed almost cannot have a fruit of
jurisprudence built upon it, by Allah except in Nuther, that is because not a thing of it is mentioned
in the narrations" Kitab AlIjtihad and Taqleed-Sayed AlKhoei p.81

b.Hur AlAmely in Wasael said:"This hadeeth is not allowed for the Usoolis to rely on it for their
Usool and not even in the Furoo because its one disconnected/Mursel report, doubtful in its
Sanad and content and weak to them" Wasael AlShia-Hur AlAmely v.27 p.132

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132
c.Sayed AlKhomeini:"With its weak Sanad/chain....it is damaged from the way of its evidence
because its issuance was to clarify about most of the Jews from their scholars in AlUsool for He
said: And they do nothing but conjecture" Sayed Khomeini-Rasael v.2 p.139

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and also said:

Sayed Khomeini:"The narration, with its weak Sanad/chain and vague content cannot be used to
argue with"
Ijtihad and Taqleed-Sayed AlKhomeini p.97-98
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d.Sheikh AlAnsari:"It is not allowed for Taqleed in Usool, if there was for the one imitating a way to
have knowledge about it; either generally or in detail. And whoever doesn't actually have an ability
to do that, he is then not someone with a religious accountability and he is of the rank of the cattle
in which they are not obligated."
Faraed AlUsool-Sheikh AlAnsary v.1 p.582

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582
e. The second martyr said:The falsehood of Taqleed in Usool happened unanimously from his
saying:" The necessity of disallowing Taqleed in Usool by agreement" Haqaeq AlImaan-Shaheed
AlThaani p.171

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f. "Allowing Taqleed in Usool is a reason for the death of religion and its removal from the hearts
and spirits and giving an opportunity for the atheists and infidels to spew out the mention of
disbelief and hypocrisy we seek refuge in Allah from their traps and their poisons"
Imaan and Kuffer-Sheikh Jaafar AlSibhaani p.92

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