Translations
will
also be
required
which
shd be
standard
& not
too
difficult
as well.
Domain
:
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Synopsis
There
are many
more
kinds of
vakil
(representative)
of a
Marja.
As you
are
aware,
being a
vakil is
not so
big as
people
imagine
it.
Vakil
for
what
purpose
makes a
difference.
A person
can be a
vakil to
collect
khums
and
deliver
100% to
other
vakils
or
Marjaa
or he
may be
authorized
to
collect
but
spend a
fixed
percentage
or
collect
and
spend a
fixed
percentage
for a
fixed
cause in
a fixed
manner
or
collect
and
spend
100% for
a fixed
cause in
a fixed
manner
and many
more
conditions
may
change
in being
a vakil.
There
are very
rare
people
who may
have
permission
to
collect
and
spend
100% in
the
cause
the
vakil
himself
feels
appropriate
and in a
manner
he
himself
feels
appropriate.
Vakil
for
religious
edicts:
This has
some
complications
in it
(not
possible
to
explain
everything
here and
probably
not
understandable
by
everyone
easily).
To make
it
simple
it is
better
to
understand
first
that
these
edicts
may be
basically
classified
into 2:
-
General
fatwas
as
is
present
in
the
rule
books
(Tauzih,
Minhaaj,
Urwah,
etc.)
-
Specific
decrees
based
on
circumstances.
-
It
is
not
perfectly
right
to
say
vakil
for
class
1.
Marja
cannot
and
do
not
authorize
vakil
to
issue
his
general
fatwas.
Marjaa
may
identify
a
person
to
hold
the
moral
responsibility
of
relating
his
fatwa
further.
But
this
is
not
a
privilege
of
the
person
so
identified
but
it
is
moral
responsibility
of
that
particular
person
to
relate
fatwas.
From
our
side
if
we
have
faith
in
this
person
we
will
accept
his
words
as
quoted
from
the
marjaa
and
if
we
do
not
have
faith
then
we
cannot
accept
his
words.
As
far
as
our
acceptance
is
concerned
it
does
not
make
a
difference
between
him
and
any
other
momin.
Here
the
basic
criterion
is
our
faith
level
in
the
person
irrespective
of
the
person
being
or
not
being
notified
to
carry
out
a
particular
responsibility.
-
There
are
many
things
that
only
a
mujtahid
(mostly
not
limited
to
marjaa)
can
perform.
Like
qazaawat
(judgements),
being
wali
for
certain
classes,
talaq
and
khula
in
very
special
situations,
etc.
For
situations
related
edicts
(decrees)
a
Marjaa
may
authorize
a
person
to
carry
out
duties
partially
or
wholly
as
per
mujtahids
directions.
This
is
not
merely
a
responsibility
but
it
is a
privilege
of
the
vakil.
If
this
privilege
is
exercised
then
it
becomes
wajib
on
the
people
involved.
This
kind
of
representation
is
rare
at
present.
What
do we
do?
Whenever
we find
ourselves
in a
relevant
situation
we can
always
ask for
the
letter
copy
duly
stamped
by the
respective
marjaa/mujtahid.
The
letter
will
contain
all the
privileges
the
vakil
enjoys.
Whatever
is not
contained
therein
is, in
simple
terms,
not
valid
for us
except
otherwise
proven
through
some
other
source.
For
public
at
large,
we can
develop
a
website
and
appeal
to all
the
vakils
internationally
to
provide
the
authority
letter
received
by them.
We can
scan,
translate
and keep
them on
the
website.
Whoever
wants to
know the
detailed
status
of a
particular
(claimed)
vakil he
may
refer
the
website
instead
of
asking
the
vakil
himself
and
hence
avoid
any
embarrassment.
If the
particular
vakils
authority
letter
is not
present
on the
website
then he
may ask
directly
to the
(claimed)
vakil
and even
request
the
vakil to
provide
the
letter
copy on
the
website.
I assure
you that
gradually
I will
arrange
to rope
in
almost
90% of
the
vakils
internationally
to
provide
the
letter
on our
web
site.
We may
get the
letter
copy of
some of
the
vakils
from Ayt.
Sistaanis
office.
But
getting
all
letter
copies
will be
impossible.
The
office
does not
always
keep a
second
copy for
its own
record.
In
certain
cases
even
verbal
authorizations
are
granted.
But when
we
request
the
vakils
to
provide
the
authority
letters
they
will
gradually
get all
their
verbal
authorities
converted
to
written
ones.
Though
it
should
be noted
that
generally
written
authorizations
are
provided
to a
vakil if
the
authorization
is for
general
people
and not
limited
to a
specific
class of
people.Trying
to get
most of
them
being
confirmed
by the
maraaje/mujtahideens
offices.
We will
gradually
try
other
languages
whenever
possible,InshaAllah.
