The third source is ijma. At this introductory stage, understand it as a form of authoritative agreement recognized under defined methodological conditions.
It does not mean that a view held by a few people or common in one locality automatically constitutes consensus of the Muslim community. Conditions concerning qualified scholars and the nature of agreement matter.
The book analyzes ijma later. For now, distinguish consensus from drawing an analogy between cases.
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Ijma: authoritative consensus
Definition, Subject and Objective of Usul al-Fiqh
The third source is ijma. At this introductory stage, understand it as a form of authoritative agreement recognized under defined methodological conditions.
It does not mean that a view held by a few people or common in one locality automatically constitutes consensus of the Muslim community. Conditions concerning qualified scholars and the nature of agreement matter.
The book analyzes ijma later. For now, distinguish consensus from drawing an analogy between cases.