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We live in a community of hundreds of thousands of Muslims and have many ulema--many of whom we do not believe are qualified. How can a person obtain assurance (or certification) that the ulema that are giving advice and lectures are supported and qualified according to the rules of the Shia faith?

Based on Islamic teachings, it is an obligation upon all, to either be of research in order to learn what their religion wants from them, or to refer to Islamic scholars in order to get familiar with it.  Since most people aren’t able to do deep religious studies, they need to refer to Islamic scholars to obtain their religious information.  Our imams (as) have mentioned some standards that can help us identify and distinguish worthy and qualified scholars.  For instance, they have said: “The scholar who controls himself (when it comes to haram things) and protects his religion and opposes his desires and obeys Allah (swt), is one who must by followed by the laity.”

They have also said: “Wisdom is the lost treasure of the believer (that he searches for), he makes use of it wherever he can find it, even if it is to be found with the disbeliever.”

  

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