Is prayer valid by following another (taqleed) if the time for learning and independent reasoning becomes limited?

Chapter on Facing the Qiblah

Al-Mughni

Book of Prayer

Book 3 · Issue 4 · Bab 4

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If one delays learning and reasoning until the time for prayer becomes too restricted for learning and *ijtihad*, or for one of them, then prayer performed by following another (*taqleed*) is valid. This is analogous to one capable of learning the Fatiha who delays until the time becomes too restricted to learn it.