One of the greatest Fuqaha (jurists) of the Shia, Sheikh Al-Adham Al-Ansari (may Allah have mercy on him), in his book, "Risalah Al-Taqiyya", explains that the usage of Taqiyya (dissimulation) can fall under five categories: Wajib (obligatory), Mustahab (encouraged), Mubah (permissible/optional), Makruh (discouraged), and Haram (prohibited).
So it is not as the opposers of the Shia make it out to seem - that the Shia are obliged to conceal their faith at all times! Each circumstance differs, and every situation has its ruling.
So it is not as the opposers of the Shia make it out to seem - that the Shia are obliged to conceal their faith at all times! Each circumstance differs, and every situation has its ruling.