At-Taqleed lug'atda biror narsani bo'yinga qo'yish va uni o'rab olish demakdir. Keyin bu so'z biror ishni shaxsga topshirish yoki ishonib berish ma'nosida ishlatiladi, go'yo u ish uning bo'yniga bog'langandek bo'ladi.

At-Taqleed linguistically is the placing of the matter in the neck with an encompassment of it. Then it is used to entrust or delegate the matter to the person, as if it has tied the matter to his neck.

Bu xuddi shoir aytganidek:

It is like the poet said:

Ular sizning ishingizga topshirilgan edi, sizning muvaffaqiyatingiz Allohdandir, saxiy qo'l, urush ishi bilan.

They were entrusted to your affair _ your accomplishment is due to Allah _ generous The arm, with the matter of war

Va istilohdagi ma'nosi, at-taqlid:

And the meaning of At-Taqleed in accordance to the Istilaah (terminological convention):

At-Taqlid ma'noda, shar'iy jihatdan, boshqaning fikriga ko'ra amal qilishdir, bunda Hujjah Mulzimah (majburlovchi dalil) bo'lmaydi. Masalan, omiyning mujtahidning fikrini olishi yoki mujtahidning boshqa mujtahidning fikrini olishi kabi.

At-Taqleed, according to its Shar’a meaning, is to act in accordance to the opinion of another without a Hujjah Mulzimah (A binding proof). That is like the ‘Aamiy taking the opinion of the Mujtahid or the Mujtahid taking the opinion of another Mujtahid