LessonsIjma‘: Definition, Authority, Four Types and Legal RulingsQuiz

For its Qur’anic evidence, the book cites Qur’an 4:115, which warns about opposing the Messenger and following a path other than that of believers.

«وَيَتَّبِعْ غَيْرَ سَبِيلِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ»
And follows a path other than the way of the believers.

The usuli inference is that condemning departure from the believers’ path supports the authority of their established common religious path. This is a legal inference from the verse; the full context also concerns opposition to the Messenger ﷺ.

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Qur’anic basis: the path of believers

Ijma‘: Definition, Authority, Four Types and Legal Rulings

For its Qur’anic evidence, the book cites Qur’an 4:115, which warns about opposing the Messenger and following a path other than that of believers.

«وَيَتَّبِعْ غَيْرَ سَبِيلِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ»
And follows a path other than the way of the believers.

The usuli inference is that condemning departure from the believers’ path supports the authority of their established common religious path. This is a legal inference from the verse; the full context also concerns opposition to the Messenger ﷺ.