Taqlid kwa maana ya lugha ina maana ya kufuata wengine bila kufikiri. Kwa maana ya kisheria ya kifiqhi, ina maana ya kufuata Ijtihad ya Mujtahid bila dalili au hoja yenye kulazimisha. Kwa maneno mengine, Muqallid (mtu anayefanya Taqlid) anaweza kujua Daleel au asiijue. Zaidi ya hayo, mtu anaweza kuijua Daleel lakini asijue sababu ya kuitumia Daleel hiyo.

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.

Kuna aina mbili za Muqallid:

There are two types of Muqallid:

A. Muttabi‘a: Ni mfuasi anayejifahamisha na Daleel (ushahidi) anayoitumia Mujtahid kufikia Ahkam, lakini hana haja ya kuelewa sababu ya kutumia Daleel hiyo mahsusi.

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.