Jurisprudential study of the rule of ignorant guidance and its role in raising a child

The rule of ignorant guidance is one of the general rules of jurisprudence that is used in jurisprudence. According to this rule, the guidance of those who are ignorant of the principles of religion and the rules of Shari'a is obligatory on the scholars. To prove the necessity of ignorant guidance, there are numerous religious and intellectual arguments that have been cited by jurists. Ignorant guidance is divided into two types: guidance in rulings and guidance in matters. The main question of this research is where is the realm of the rule of guidance and what is the duty of this rule for the scholars towards the ignorant in the field of rules and subjects and what is its role in the rule of raising children? The research method of this research is descriptive-analytical based on the method of implementation and based on the method of collecting information, it has been done by referring to the books of jurists and reviewing verses and hadiths. Ignorant guidance is obligatory in the rulings, but in the necessity of guidance in matters, a general ruling can not be made obligatory, except for the subjects to which special attention has been paid in the religious sermons. Important things like life, honor and serious property that God has taken care of. One of the important applications of the rule of ignorant guidance is in the matter of family and upbringing of children, according to which the guidance of children after puberty is obligatory on parents. However, the use of this rule before puberty is a matter of doubt, and only the rulings and issues that are necessary for disciplining and guiding children can be considered a mandatory ruling. Also, the inclusion of the rule does not only concern the parents, but also other institutions of the society have a duty to educate the children. The necessity of guiding them is understood.