Taqlid a harshen larabci yana nufin bin wani ba tare da tunani ba. A matsayin kalmar ilimin shari'a kuma yana nufin bin ijtihadin Mujtahid ba tare da wata hujja ko dalili mai ɗaurewa ba. A takaice, Muqallid (mutumin da ke yin Taqlid) yana iya sanin dalilin ko kuma bai sani ba. Bugu da kari, mutum na iya sanin dalilin amma bai san dalilin amfani da wannan dalili ba.

Taqleed linguistically means to follow others without thinking. As a juristic term it means to follow a Mujtahid‟s Ijtihad without a binding proof or argument. In other words, the Muqallid (a person who practices Taqleed) may or may not know the Daleel. In addition, one may not know the reason for using the Daleel even though they know the Daleel.

Akwai nau'i biyu na Muqallid:

There are two types of Muqallid:

A. Muttabi'a: Shi ne mabiyin da ya san dalilin (hujja) da mujtahid ke amfani da shi wajen isa ga hukunce-hukunce, amma ba lallai ne ya fahimci dalilin amfani da takamaiman dalilin ba.

A. Muttabi‟a: Is the follower who acquaints himself with the Daleel (evidence) used by the Mujtahid to arrive at the Ahkam but he does not have to comprehend the reason for using the specific Daleel.

B. „Ammi: Shi ne wanda yake bin ijtihadin Mujtahid ba tare da neman dalili ba.

B. „Ammi: Is one who follows a Mujtahid‟s Ijtihad without asking for a Daleel.