If candidates are equal after the priority criteria:
• a draw may be used, or the people may choose;
• if the people disagree, the choice of the majority is considered;
• deliberately putting forward someone less entitled while the more entitled person is available is described as poor conduct by the text.
This is a selection rule, not a claim that the less-preferred person's prayer leadership is automatically invalid.
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Imamah: Six Validity Conditions and the Full Priority Order
If candidates are equal after the priority criteria:
• a draw may be used, or the people may choose;
• if the people disagree, the choice of the majority is considered;
• deliberately putting forward someone less entitled while the more entitled person is available is described as poor conduct by the text.
This is a selection rule, not a claim that the less-preferred person's prayer leadership is automatically invalid.