Should you use nofollow when internally linking and looking to pass page rank?

You should not use nofollow when internally linking and looking to pass PageRank. The nofollow attribute explicitly tells search engines not to pass link equity (PageRank) through that link. For internal links, the goal is typically to help search engines discover and crawl important pages, and to distribute PageRank throughout your site, signaling the importance of certain pages. Using nofollow on internal links would hinder this process, potentially preventing important pages from being indexed or ranking as well as they could. Therefore, nofollow should generally be reserved for external links where you don't want to endorse the linked content or for user-generated content to prevent spam.