بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Q: Is Ijma` (consensus of scholars) definitive or speculative evidence? Please, clarify the point in detail, may Allah reward you!
A: The affirmative Ijma` is a definitive evidence; it is one of the three fundamentals that is impermissible to oppose: the Book, Sunnah (whatever is reported from the Prophet) and Ijma`. The definitive Ijma` is the consensus of the Salaf (righteous predecessors) of the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) (may Allah be pleased with them), for after their era difference increased and spread among the Muslim Ummah (nation based on one creed), as Shaykh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah be merciful to him) pointed out in his book Al-`Aqidah Al-Wasitiyyah and other scholars.
In support of this, Allah (Exalted be He) says in Surah (Qur'anic chapter) Al-Nisa':
And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) after the right path has been shown clearly to him, and follows other than the believers’ way, We shall keep him in the path he has chosen, and burn him in Hell - what an evil destination!
May Allah help Muslims to understand His religion, hold fast to it, and abandon whatever contradicts it. Verily, Allah is the All-Hearer, the Ever Near.
http://www.alifta.net/Fatawa/Fatwaprint.aspx?languagename=en&id=1171&BookID=14
Q: Is Ijma` (consensus of scholars) definitive or speculative evidence? Please, clarify the point in detail, may Allah reward you!
A: The affirmative Ijma` is a definitive evidence; it is one of the three fundamentals that is impermissible to oppose: the Book, Sunnah (whatever is reported from the Prophet) and Ijma`. The definitive Ijma` is the consensus of the Salaf (righteous predecessors) of the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) (may Allah be pleased with them), for after their era difference increased and spread among the Muslim Ummah (nation based on one creed), as Shaykh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah be merciful to him) pointed out in his book Al-`Aqidah Al-Wasitiyyah and other scholars.
In support of this, Allah (Exalted be He) says in Surah (Qur'anic chapter) Al-Nisa':
And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) after the right path has been shown clearly to him, and follows other than the believers’ way, We shall keep him in the path he has chosen, and burn him in Hell - what an evil destination!
May Allah help Muslims to understand His religion, hold fast to it, and abandon whatever contradicts it. Verily, Allah is the All-Hearer, the Ever Near.
http://www.alifta.net/Fatawa/Fatwaprint.aspx?languagename=en&id=1171&BookID=14
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