وَإِجْمَاعُهُمْ حُجَّةٌ قَاطِعَةٌ يَجِبُ اتِّبَاعُهَا، بَلْ هِيَ أَوْكَدُ الْحُجَجِ، وَهِيَ مُقَدَّمَةٌ عَلَى غَيْرِهَا.
The consensus of the Companions is a decisive proof that must be followed; it is among the strongest proofs and is given precedence over others.
Taqī al-Dīn Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 728 AH) stresses the binding and decisive force of the Companions' consensus. Personal intuitions, predictions and unsupported claims are therefore not preferred over consensus.
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وَإِجْمَاعُهُمْ حُجَّةٌ قَاطِعَةٌ يَجِبُ اتِّبَاعُهَا، بَلْ هِيَ أَوْكَدُ الْحُجَجِ، وَهِيَ مُقَدَّمَةٌ عَلَى غَيْرِهَا.
The consensus of the Companions is a decisive proof that must be followed; it is among the strongest proofs and is given precedence over others.
Taqī al-Dīn Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 728 AH) stresses the binding and decisive force of the Companions' consensus. Personal intuitions, predictions and unsupported claims are therefore not preferred over consensus.