Ayatollah Bashir Najafi (HA)

[Ali Emanoil Mustafa]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Selam Dear Brothers and Sisters !

I am wondering , is any one of you following Ayatollah Bashir ? i feel like he is very knowledgeable and he might be the alam.. any student in hawza or anyone with knowledge of Fiqh can conform or infirm this please ?

JazakhAllah wa Salam

[Al Hadi]

44 minutes ago, Ali Emanoil Mustafa said:

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Selam Dear Brothers and Sisters !

I am wondering , is any one of you following Ayatollah Bashir ? i feel like he is very knowledgeable and he might be the alam.. any student in hawza or anyone with knowledge of Fiqh can conform or infirm this please ?

JazakhAllah wa Salam

1 person here According to this poll http://www.shiachat.com/forum/topic/235037847-which-marja-do-you-follow-vote-in-anonymous-poll/?page=2#comment-3013867

Have you gone through his fatwas if no here they are

http://www.alnajafi.org/books/42-a-guidance-for-believers.html

http://www.alnajafi.org/books/43-a-concise-guide-of-islamic-laws.html

his biography is here

http://www.alnajafi.org/biography.html

If you can read Arabic and or Urdu here

http://alnajafy.com/

I personally brother am not a hawza student but I have researched him and went through his fatwas as well as many other maraji and In my opinion I don't follow him in my opinion the most knowledgeable are other maraji but this is just my opinion. 

 

Edited February 18, 2017 by Al Hadi

[ShiaMan14]

1 hour ago, Ali Emanoil Mustafa said:

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Selam Dear Brothers and Sisters !

I am wondering , is any one of you following Ayatollah Bashir ? i feel like he is very knowledgeable and he might be the alam.. any student in hawza or anyone with knowledge of Fiqh can conform or infirm this please ?

JazakhAllah wa Salam

Ayatollah Najafi is one of the most learned men in Iraq. He has been in Najaf hawza longer than Ayatollah Sistani and currently runs the hawza.

I have met both Ayatollah Sistani (3 times) and Ayatollah Najafi (once). Between, ayatollah Najafi is in much better health than Ayatollah Sistani.

Most of the day-2-day affairs are run by Ayatollah Sistani's sons whereas Ayatollah Najafi is more in control.

I have been under Ayatollah Sistani's taqleed for a long time but I did contemplate switching to Ayatollah Najafi. Haven't done it though.

[Ali Emanoil Mustafa]

15 minutes ago, shiaman14 said:

Ayatollah Najafi is one of the most learned men in Iraq. He has been in Najaf hawza longer than Ayatollah Sistani and currently runs the hawza.

I have met both Ayatollah Sistani (3 times) and Ayatollah Najafi (once). Between, ayatollah Najafi is in much better health than Ayatollah Sistani.

Most of the day-2-day affairs are run by Ayatollah Sistani's sons whereas Ayatollah Najafi is more in control.

I have been under Ayatollah Sistani's taqleed for a long time but I did contemplate switching to Ayatollah Najafi. Haven't done it though.

Selam ! Thank you very much Brother ! this is the impression i had too, i read that when Al Khoei (May Allah bless his Soul) died he left the hawza to him.. also his methods of deduction i read are quite amazing . i do intend to do  taqleed to him he is younger than sayyid sistani and i really appreciate the work he does towards the poor

Edited February 18, 2017 by Ali Emanoil Mustafa

[ShiaMan14]

2 hours ago, Ali Emanoil Mustafa said:

Selam ! Thank you very much Brother ! this is the impression i had too, i read that when Al Khoei (May Allah bless his Soul) died he left the hawza to him.. also his methods of deduction i read are quite amazing . i do intend to do  taqleed to him he is younger than sayyid sistani and i really appreciate the work he does towards the poor

Salaam.

You are correct in the Ayatollah Khoei left Ayatollah Najafi in charge of the hawza.

I think he is only younger by a few years.

He is much more strict that Ayatollah Sistani of that plays into your decision.

[Hassan-]

@shiaman14 doesn't Ayatollah Najafi say all forms of tatbir is permissible? 

[Sumerian]

9 hours ago, Ali Emanoil Mustafa said:

Selam ! Thank you very much Brother ! this is the impression i had too, i read that when Al Khoei (May Allah bless his Soul) died he left the hawza to him.. also his methods of deduction i read are quite amazing . i do intend to do  taqleed to him he is younger than sayyid sistani and i really appreciate the work he does towards the poor

Contact the Hawza and knowledgable Alims around so your decision can be satisified.

[Sumerian]

3 hours ago, Hassan Y said:

@shiaman14 doesn't Ayatollah Najafi say all forms of tatbir is permissible? 

He says it is permissible, rather mustahab, if it does not cause harm to the madhab.

[ShiaMan14]

6 hours ago, Hassan Y said:

@shiaman14 doesn't Ayatollah Najafi say all forms of tatbir is permissible? 

Yes but with conditions.

[Hassan-]

@shiaman14 @E.L King

And do you guys agree with this fatwa?

[ShiaMan14]

5 hours ago, Hassan Y said:

@shiaman14 @E.L King

And do you guys agree with this fatwa?

Neither ELKing, nor  you nor I are in any position to disagree with the fatwa of any marja.

Ayatollah Najafi is pro-bloodletting.

Ayatollah Sistani is neutral

Ayatollah Khamenei is against it.

And there are a lot of marajae that have the same stance as one of the above.

They have all earned the right to their opinion and it is incumbent upon us to respect them.

And if our marjas disagree with each other, then they can solve the matter. We don't need to or have to argue over it.

Personally, as long as Sistani doesn't disallow it, it is permissible. 

[Sumerian]

7 hours ago, Hassan Y said:

@shiaman14 @E.L King

And do you guys agree with this fatwa?

I am not a faqih. I don't do tatbir, personally, but I am not in a position to declare it haram or halal.

As a follower of Sayyed Al-Sistani, I am obliged to take reference to the second most knowledgable marja after him. Case be told, I haven't bothered to look for a second marja anyway :P

Most issues are answered.

Edited February 19, 2017 by E.L King

[Hassan-]

39 minutes ago, E.L King said:

I am not a faqih. I don't do tatbir, personally, but I am not in a position to declare it haram or halal.

As a follower of Sayyed Al-Sistani, I am obliged to take reference to the second most knowledgable marja after him. Case be told, I haven't bothered to look for a second marja anyway :P

Most issues are answered.

 

2 hours ago, shiaman14 said:

Neither ELKing, nor  you nor I are in any position to disagree with the fatwa of any marja.

Ayatollah Najafi is pro-bloodletting.

Ayatollah Sistani is neutral

Ayatollah Khamenei is against it.

And there are a lot of marajae that have the same stance as one of the above.

They have all earned the right to their opinion and it is incumbent upon us to respect them.

And if our marjas disagree with each other, then they can solve the matter. We don't need to or have to argue over it.

Personally, as long as Sistani doesn't disallow it, it is permissible. 

I strongly disagree with this fatwa, and I usually don't recommend people to follow someone that allows it, but that is just my opinion. If only those marjas would give us a valid argument for making such acts permissible.

[Ali Emanoil Mustafa]

Oh Lord not another pro/against tatbir debate ... 

Sadiq Shirazi also allows Tatbit , also Ayatollah al Khoei under certains conditions again

My opinion is if people do it then do it yourself not in the open and not to babies that is messed up i agree.. Ayatollah Najafi said dont do it in a place where people may be distracted from Ahlul-Bayt Message or where people persecute you 

i was really against it before but now i am more neutral , i dont do it myself but i am not knoledgeable enough to declare it haram or halal , and Allah knows best

[ShiaMan14]

1 hour ago, Hassan Y said:

 

I strongly disagree with this fatwa, and I usually don't recommend people to follow someone that allows it, but that is just my opinion. If only those marjas would give us a valid argument for making such acts permissible.

Sorry brother but Ayatollah Najafi doesn't owe you an explanation on anything. It's exactly like I don't feel Ayatollah Khamenei owes me an explanation on any of his rulings.

For example, most marajae forbid chess as haram but Ayatollah Khamenei permits it. I don't think for a second that he owes me or anyone else an explanation. He has earned the right to issues edits and fatwas just like all marajae.

[Al Hadi]

1 hour ago, shiaman14 said:

Sorry brother but Ayatollah Najafi doesn't owe you an explanation on anything. It's exactly like I don't feel Ayatollah Khamenei owes me an explanation on any of his rulings.

For example, most marajae forbid chess as haram but Ayatollah Khamenei permits it. I don't think for a second that he owes me or anyone else an explanation. He has earned the right to issues edits and fatwas just like all marajae.

Seriously this chess thing again

lots of maraji say its allowed dude Khomeini(ra), fazel lankarani(ra) and others. Don't paint Khamenei(ha) as the oddman out when it comes to chess that's old and inaccurate.

Anyways on tatbir there are much better things we shia can be doing to spread the message of ahlulbayt and tatbir is not one of them. How about something nice like giving out water bottles with imam hussayn(As)'s name on it. Or DONATING blood. Imam Hussain(as) gave his blood for humanity why not continue that Sunnah? Why say only in public its bad to smash our heads in with a knife I don't think people will look at other people who practice such things as logical regardless of whether or not we do it in public or private. Its like if I found out you played with Barbie dolls by yourself ridiculous in public still ridiculous in private.There is no reason to waste our time with something that wont bring the Shia and humanity in general benefit.

ONE more point I don't think Sistani(ha) is neutral I think personally he is against it this is me saying this after a conversation with one of his wakeels by the way. He just is not open about it because in the words of that wakeel "YOU don't have to do amir bil maroof if people wont listen anyway" that's  paraphrasing  what he basically said.

Edited February 19, 2017 by Al Hadi

[Ali Emanoil Mustafa]

what is this debate again lol ? stop this marj3a war lol

 

[ShiaMan14]

4 hours ago, Al Hadi said:

Seriously this chess thing again

lots of maraji say its allowed dude Khomeini(ra), fazel lankarani(ra) and others. Don't paint Khamenei(ha) as the oddman out when it comes to chess that's old and inaccurate.

I guess I should have started with "Seriously this tatbir thing again".

I never said Ayatollah Khamenei is the only one who forbids chess. It was just an example of how marajae differ on issues and we don't need to get into the "my marja is better than your marja" discussion over it.

I have nothing but respect for Ayatollah Khamenei. But for some reason it seems like his muqalid have this attitude that following him makes you better than other marajae. NEWSFLASH: it doesn't. So quit questioning other marajae.

4 hours ago, Al Hadi said:

Anyways on tatbir there are much better things we shia can be doing to spread the message of ahlulbayt and tatbir is not one of them. How about something nice like giving out water bottles with imam hussayn(As)'s name on it. Or DONATING blood. Imam Hussain(as) gave his blood for humanity why not continue that Sunnah? Why say only in public its bad to smash our heads in with a knife I don't think people will look at other people who practice such things as logical regardless of whether or not we do it in public or private. Its like if I found out you played with Barbie dolls by yourself ridiculous in public still ridiculous in private.

These are fantastic and novel ideas. I think we should revoke Ayatollah Najafi's mujtahid status and give it to you. Good?

4 hours ago, Al Hadi said:

There is no reason to waste our time with something that wont bring the Shia and humanity in general benefit.

I guess Najafi running the hawza in Iraq for 20+ years doesn't realize this but you do since you are a Follower of Ayatollah Khamenei.

4 hours ago, Al Hadi said:

ONE more point I don't think Sistani(ha) is neutral I think personally he is against it this is me saying this after a conversation with one of his wakeels by the way. He just is not open about it because in the words of that wakeel "YOU don't have to do amir bil maroof if people wont listen anyway" that's  paraphrasing  what he basically said.

You are in position to think that for any marja including Sistani.

If Sistani syas refers to another marja then people are free to choose any marja and follow him. It really is that simple.

[Al Hadi]

8 hours ago, shiaman14 said:

I guess I should have started with "Seriously this tatbir thing again".

I never said Ayatollah Khamenei is the only one who forbids chess. It was just an example of how marajae differ on issues and we don't need to get into the "my marja is better than your marja" discussion over it.

I have nothing but respect for Ayatollah Khamenei. But for some reason it seems like his muqalid have this attitude that following him makes you better than other marajae. NEWSFLASH: it doesn't. So quit questioning other marajae.

These are fantastic and novel ideas. I think we should revoke Ayatollah Najafi's mujtahid status and give it to you. Good?

I guess Najafi running the hawza in Iraq for 20+ years doesn't realize this but you do since you are a Follower of Ayatollah Khamenei.

You are in position to think that for any marja including Sistani.

If Sistani syas refers to another marja then people are free to choose any marja and follow him. It really is that simple.

I will address the points here one by one cause I don't know how to split up the quotes like you did and want to get this answered quickly.

1.start with whatever you like my point is don't paint Khamenei(ha) as a person with some kind of rare fatwa cause he ain't there are plenty of maraji I can list who have that chess fatwa. I just don't want people to falsely spread the idea that Khamanei(ha) has such radically rare fatwas scholars don't usually have which is false.

2.I don't think followers of Khamanei(ha) have that attitude at all I have met a few they are some of the most humble people I know.  I even had this discussion with this one brother and he was like "I'm against publicly cursing Sunni personalities but that's just my opinion" again paraphrasing. Don't assume his followers are arragont. Also it's natural to feel the marja you follow has the most knowledgeable opinions and that your following him that's the whole point of following the al'im for taqlid dude. Also I have a right to question you might not think it's valid but that doesn't mean these aren't ideas to consider. We shouldn't blindly follow people looking at fatwas and seeing how marja A acts in comparison to marja B can give us a good indication of his personality and knowledge. It is for the above brother to decide for himself despite these things if whether or not he wants to follow this marja.

3. No I don't think you should do that I don't think ijtihad is something trivial I don't know about you. I would have to study for at least 10 years and probably more to become a mujtahid. I'm sure he did the proper research I'm not questioning whether or not the fatwa is based on academic research. I'm questioning if whether or not it's the smartest thing for his followers to be doing it right now. Its mustahab to fast are you going to do that the day you run a marathon?

4. He has run the hawza for a while and has done great things for it. Nothing wrong with respectfully questioning certain statements which can give you a good indication of wisdom which could be useful for the above brother who is thinking of following him. This is just my opinion at the end of the day bite he can use this info to come up with a conclusion.

5. This is what I got after a conversation with his wakeel who has personally sat and talked with sistani(ha) I personally asked him on some  issues and he gave me answers about the sayed. It is not just out of my own whim.

6.like I said i personally think he's against it. But legally speaking ya you can go to someone else. However I'm questioning the wisdom behind this very action. 

The decision of taqleed is for @Ali Emanoil Mustafa These are just my recommendations. Keep in mind when I first look at bashir I analyzed him and his tatbir fatwa didn't bother me. I highly suggest the brother read his Islamic laws. And choose for himself after some research. But I have given him my opinion.

Edited February 19, 2017 by Al Hadi

[ShiaMan14]

15 minutes ago, Al Hadi said:

1.start with whatever you like my point is don't paint Khamenei(ha) as a person with some kind of rare fatwa cause he ain't there are plenty of maraji I can list who have that chess fatwa. I just don't want people to falsely spread the idea that Khamanei(ha) has such radically rare fatwas scholars don't usually have which is false.

You don't need to get defensive. I never said Ayatollah Khamenei was there only one and even if he was, my respect for him and his opinions wouldn't change. He has earned the right to form any opinion he wants.

 

17 minutes ago, Al Hadi said:

2.I don't think followers of Khamanei(ha) have that attitude at all I have met a few they are some of the most humble people I know.  I even had this discussion with this one brother and he was like "I'm against publicly cursing Sunni personalities but that's just my opinion" again paraphrasing. Don't assume his followers are arragont. Also it's natural to feel the marja you follow has the most knowledgeable opinions and that your following him that's the whole point of following the al'im for taqlid dude. Also I have a right to question you might not think it's valid but that doesn't mean these aren't ideas to consider. We shouldn't blindly follow people looking at fatwas and seeing how marja A acts in comparison to marja B can give us a good indication of his personality and knowledge. It is for the above brother to decide for himself despite these things if whether or not he wants to follow this marja.

I have met a few Ayatollah Khamenei followers who think if one doesn't follow the wali-e-faqih then one is not a shia so I guess we have met different people. You may even find a few of these people on SC.

I follow Sistani but I consider the followers of other marajae to be any less than me. That's not always the case with other followers.

First and foremost, you should consider the fatwas of your own marja and question them and understand them before worrying about marajae.

In my case, I could care less what marja A says about any fiqh issue. I focus and concern myself with my marja unless he refers the matter to another marja.

1 hour ago, Al Hadi said:

5. This is what I got after a conversation with his wakeel who has personally sat and talked with sistani(ha) I personally asked him on some  issues and he gave me answers about the sayed. It is not just out of my own whim.

6.like I said i personally think he's against it. But legally speaking ya you can go to someone else. However I'm questioning the wisdom behind this very action. 

Our personal thinking is irrelevant.

1 hour ago, Al Hadi said:

 

The decision of taqleed is for @Ali Emanoil Mustafa These are just my recommendations. Keep in mind when I first look at bashir I analyzed him and his tatbir fatwa didn't bother me. I highly suggest the brother read his Islamic laws. And choose for himself after some research. But I have given him my opinion.

This my point. OP asked a simple question about Ayatollah Najafi.

@Hassan Y (someone I truly respect) narrowed down Ayatollah Najafi's entire service to the Shia people down to 1 highly insignificant issue.

We need to treat all our marajae with the utmost respect and while we may not always understand their decisions at times, we have to respect them nevertheless.

[Al Hadi]

5 minutes ago, shiaman14 said:

You don't need to get defensive. I never said Ayatollah Khamenei was there only one and even if he was, my respect for him and his opinions wouldn't change. He has earned the right to form any opinion he wants.

 

I have met a few Ayatollah Khamenei followers who think if one doesn't follow the wali-e-faqih then one is not a shia so I guess we have met different people. You may even find a few of these people on SC.

I follow Sistani but I consider the followers of other marajae to be any less than me. That's not always the case with other followers.

First and foremost, you should consider the fatwas of your own marja and question them and understand them before worrying about marajae.

In my case, I could care less what marja A says about any fiqh issue. I focus and concern myself with my marja unless he refers the matter to another marja.

Our personal thinking is irrelevant.

This my point. OP asked a simple question about Ayatollah Najafi.

@Hassan Y (someone I truly respect) narrowed down Ayatollah Najafi's entire service to the Shia people down to 1 highly insignificant issue.

We need to treat all our marajae with the utmost respect and while we may not always understand their decisions at times, we have to respect them nevertheless.

Like I said the brother asked for opinions we gave him. In terms of the Khamenei(ha) followers you have met well I have met followers of some maraji that I also didn't get along with I doubt I would even get along with every follower of my own marja just human nature humans have disagreements. He asked a question on najafi and I have answered. If he likes your view better he can go with that and follow him I gave him my view to consider based on what he said here

 

On ‎2‎/‎17‎/‎2017 at 8:34 PM, Ali Emanoil Mustafa said:

I am wondering , is any one of you following Ayatollah Bashir ? i feel like he is very knowledgeable and he might be the alam.. any student in hawza or anyone with knowledge of Fiqh can conform or infirm this please ?

JazakhAllah wa Salam

I chose infirm if that meant give my opinion to the contrary if it didn't sorry. When I researched marjas I considered both sides so I can feel comfortable I think that's important. Each person has to make his own decision anyways I have done my purpose I guess. 

[Al Hadi]

16 minutes ago, shiaman14 said:

You don't need to get defensive. I never said Ayatollah Khamenei was there only one and even if he was, my respect for him and his opinions wouldn't change. He has earned the right to form any opinion he wants.

 

I have met a few Ayatollah Khamenei followers who think if one doesn't follow the wali-e-faqih then one is not a shia so I guess we have met different people. You may even find a few of these people on SC.

I follow Sistani but I consider the followers of other marajae to be any less than me. That's not always the case with other followers.

First and foremost, you should consider the fatwas of your own marja and question them and understand them before worrying about marajae.

In my case, I could care less what marja A says about any fiqh issue. I focus and concern myself with my marja unless he refers the matter to another marja.

Our personal thinking is irrelevant.

This my point. OP asked a simple question about Ayatollah Najafi.

@Hassan Y (someone I truly respect) narrowed down Ayatollah Najafi's entire service to the Shia people down to 1 highly insignificant issue.

We need to treat all our marajae with the utmost respect and while we may not always understand their decisions at times, we have to respect them nevertheless.

Like I said the brother asked for opinions we gave him. In terms of the Khamenei(ha) followers you have met well I have met followers of some maraji that I also didn't agree with I doubt I would even agree with every single follower of my own marja just human nature humans have disagreements. In terms of questioning my own maraji  that's not necessary or something one should do because once you come to the conclusion he is the al'im and adil then his fatwas must be followed pretty much without question. He asked a question on najafi and I have answered. If he likes your view better he can go with that and follow him I gave him my view to consider based on what he said here

 

On ‎2‎/‎17‎/‎2017 at 8:34 PM, Ali Emanoil Mustafa said:

I am wondering , is any one of you following Ayatollah Bashir ? i feel like he is very knowledgeable and he might be the alam.. any student in hawza or anyone with knowledge of Fiqh can conform or infirm this please ?

JazakhAllah wa Salam

I chose infirm if that meant give my opinion to the contrary if it didn't sorry. When I researched marjas I considered both sides so I can feel comfortable I think that's important. Each person has to make his own decision anyways I have done my purpose I guess. 

Edited February 19, 2017 by Al Hadi

[Hassan-]

@shiaman14 @Al Hadi 

Both marjas deserve our respect for how much knowledge they possess. Lets put their differences aside because no matter which marja we follow we are all still shias and on the same side.

[ShiaMan14]

1 hour ago, Hassan Y said:

@shiaman14 @Al Hadi 

Both marjas deserve our respect for how much knowledge they possess. Lets put their differences aside because no matter which marja we follow we are all still shias and on the same side.

Allah humma sale Ala Muhammad wa alay Muhammad.

Mashallah, we are blessed with the most learned of scholars who help us stay on the right path. 

[Ali Emanoil Mustafa]

Selam

I did go through his book of laws and compared it with Sayyid Sistani and i see (in my humble opinion), the same kind of knowledge , but i feel a pull towards Ayatollah Najafi.  Anyways, lets not enter in a marj3a war please brothers as this never ends well.

I agree with something though.. making an idol of a marj3a is not good idea and this whole idea of calling marj3a Imams etc seems exagerrated to me but anyways that is my point of view

Wa Sallallahu ala Muhammadin wa Ale Muhammad Attayibeen Attahireen 

[Mansur Bakhtiari]

@Hassan Y @Al Hadi@shiaman14

Why not find the videos where the Fuqaha/Shaykh's under them provide their ijtihad? 

I'll look, but my Arabic isn't that great.

[Mansur Bakhtiari]

Against tatbir

http://ijtihadnet.com/tatbir-ayatollah-khameneis-viewpoint/

Ijtihad of Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei

[ShiaMan14]

2 hours ago, Mansur Bakhtiari said:

@Hassan Y @Al Hadi@shiaman14

Why not find the videos where the Fuqaha/Shaykh's under them provide their ijtihad? 

I'll look, but my Arabic isn't that great.

 

2 hours ago, Mansur Bakhtiari said:

Against tatbir

http://ijtihadnet.com/tatbir-ayatollah-khameneis-viewpoint/

Ijtihad of Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei

once again, I will ask the same question. Does Ayatollah Najafi's stand on bloodletting disqualifies him from being a marja?

 

[Al Hadi]

11 hours ago, shiaman14 said:

 

once again, I will ask the same question. Does Ayatollah Najafi's stand on bloodletting disqualifies him from being a marja?

 

It doesn't disqualify him however the question is a'alamiyah most knowledgeable. In that case if we want to find who the most knowledgeable mujtahid is we should research on him and his opinions. We should do this with respect though and try to keep our opinions to ourselves unless asked for them or unless expressing them provides a meaningful purpose.

[ShiaMan14]

8 minutes ago, Al Hadi said:

It doesn't disqualify him however the question is a'alamiyah most knowledgeable. In that case if we want to find who the most knowledgeable mujtahid is we should research on him and his opinions. We should do this with respect though and try to keep our opinions to ourselves unless asked for them or unless expressing them provides a meaningful purpose.

I agree with @Ali Emanoil Mustafa that Ayatollah Najafi is the most learned. Ayatollah Khoei left him in charge of the Hawza and he has been there since 1964 (if memory serves me right).

[Al Hadi]

3 minutes ago, shiaman14 said:

I agree with @Ali Emanoil Mustafa that Ayatollah Najafi is the most learned. Ayatollah Khoei left him in charge of the Hawza and he has been there since 1964 (if memory serves me right).

That's your opinion then its wajib to follow him now for taqleed but you should know Khoi made Sistani(ha) his successor in Najaf as a scholar of course.

Edited February 23, 2017 by Al Hadi

[ShiaMan14]

2 hours ago, Al Hadi said:

That's your opinion then its wajib to follow him now for taqleed but you should know Khoi made Sistani(ha) his successor in Najaf as a scholar of course.

I follow Ayatollah Sistani since everyone assumed that he was the most knowledgeable when Ayatollah Khoei passed away. I was a very young lad back then. I don't believe in changing marja on a whim.

It is wajib to follow a marja. Most marajae refer some matters to other marjas who are more learned on specific matters.

[Sumerian]

5 hours ago, shiaman14 said:

I agree with @Ali Emanoil Mustafa that Ayatollah Najafi is the most learned. Ayatollah Khoei left him in charge of the Hawza and he has been there since 1964 (if memory serves me right).

It is wajib to change taqleed when you find out another scholar is the most learned. Keep in mind that the way you find out who is the most learned is by asking Ahlul Khibra.

[DigitalUmmah]

If a marja deems tatbir permissible, you WFers understand that this isnt automatically meaning that this marja has just slapped sayed khamenei in the face, that you need to fight against the marja and his fatwa yeah?

his fatwa is for his muqallids, not you. quite frankly its none of your business. 

[DigitalUmmah]

5 hours ago, shiaman14 said:

I follow Ayatollah Sistani since everyone assumed that he was the most knowledgeable when Ayatollah Khoei passed away. I was a very young lad back then. I don't believe in changing marja on a whim.

It is wajib to follow a marja. Most marajae refer some matters to other marjas who are more learned on specific matters.

Sayed al Khoei actually went to great lengths to show that sayed sistani was the aalam after he was to pass away. In fact sayed sistani did not even announce his marjiyyat until Sayed Khoei passed away out of respect for his teacher. 

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Some professors of Najaf Center for Theological Studies (Hawza of Najaf) were quoted as saying that they advised the late Ayatullah Khu'i to groom someone for the office of the supreme religious authority and the directorship of Najaf Seminary. Thus the choice fell on His Eminence, Grand Ayatullah Sistani for his merits, eligibility, knowledge, and impeccable character. Accordingly, he started leading the prayer in Imam al-Khu'i's mosque, al-Khadra at his life time in 1408 and continued leading prayers until the mosque was closed in 1414.

http://www.sistani.org/english/data/2/