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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi,
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Obligatory precaution means that you must either act on it and apply it, or refer in the specific matter to the second highest Marja' of Taqleed who has a Fatwa (verdict) in the specific matter. When the Marja' of Taqleed has not reached to firm evidence to be able to issue a definite Fatwa (verdict) in any matter, he states that it is a precaution to do or not to do.
Precaution is either obligatory when it is mentioned without mentioning any verdict before or after it, or recommended precaution when it is mentioned after or before a verdict.
If the Marja' write: It is permissible to do so but it is precaution to leave it. This means that it is a recommended precaution because he has mentioned that it is permissible to do so. If he states: It is a precaution not to do so. This means that this precaution is obligatory which gives you one of two options; either to apply the precaution, or to refer to the second highest Marj' in knowledge who has a verdict in the specific matter.
Wassalam.
Bismillah
Thank you for your question. When a marja doesn't issue a ruling on an issue but at the same time thinks that there is enough evidence to indicate a course of action then they will indicate that lower level of certainty with either obligatory or recommended precaution.
So instead of saying something is obligatory (wajib) or forbidden (haram), which are both forms of ruling which indicate the sharia's position on an issue, the marja will use a ruling of precaution. If that precaution is necessary for his followers to take, the term used will be obligatory precaution.
For the followers of that marja they have to act in accordance with obligatory precaution or refer to the next knowledgeable marja that has a ruling on the issue.
Recommend precaution is not necessary to follow even if it is good to do so.
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