Ijma‘: Definition, Authority, Four Types and Legal Rulings
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- What is the linguistic meaning of ijma‘?
- Whose agreement counts in the source’s technical definition?
- What does the qualification “fi ‘asr” specify?
- If a hadith scholar is also qualified for ijtihad, in what capacity does the view count?
- If eight of ten qualified jurists support one view and two disagree, what has been established?
- After what event does the source situate the binding ijma‘ under discussion?
- What distinguishes technical ijma‘ from ordinary consultation?
- What does “it is a proof like hadith” mean here?
- Which Qur’anic expression does the source employ as evidence for ijma‘?
- What qualification is made regarding the report about the community not uniting on error?
- To whom is “Ma ra’ahu al-muslimun hasanan…” attributed in this lesson?
- How many types of ijma‘ does the book classify?
- What does “nassan” mean in the first kind of Companion ijma‘?
- Which example does the source give for explicit Companion consensus?
- How does the source rank the first kind of ijma‘?
- What should a learner not do with the source’s general ruling on denial of the first type?
- Which description identifies tacit ijma‘?
- What historical example does the book give for tacit ijma‘?
- In what respect does the source distinguish tacit consensus from the first type?
- What does “lam yujad fihi qawl al-salaf” mean for the third type?
- To which report category does the source compare the third type?
- What distinguishes the fourth type from the third?
- What does the book compare the fourth type to?
- What relation to qiyas is given for the fourth type?
- A learner knows a position is common in one legal manual. Is technical consensus thereby established?
- Which pair correctly distinguishes the first and second types?
- Which statement correctly distinguishes duty to act from certain knowledge?
- Which form of ijma‘ is compared with a mashhur report?
- What prior situation is necessary for “consensus on one of the Salaf’s views”?
- Which overall conclusion matches the source’s fourfold classification?