Hawzah News Agency- Ayatollah Khamenei answers the question about following a mujtahid.

Q: Is taqlīd (referring to a qualified mujtahid) an absolute rational issue or is it also grounded on jurisprudential evidence?

A: Taqlīd has its jurisprudential evidence in addition to reason which also admits that a person who is ignorant of religious rules should refer to a qualified mujtahid.

source: https://www.leader.ir/en