When is consultation (shura) instructive, and when is it binding upon the ruler?
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The Imam is obliged to consult on emergent issues, but he is not obliged to follow the opinion of the consultative body. Rather, he acts upon what he deems correct and in accordance with the Qur’an and the .
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