The ruling on accepting the opinion of the people of the Zahir when they contradict scholarly consensus

Question : Regarding the statement of those who said that it is narrated that there is scholarly consensus on—meaning those who narrated the consensus that a woman does not stone and does not stamp with a seal—the consensus is known. But regarding the stoning, does this mean that we do not take into account the opinion of the people of the Zahir when they contradict other jurists?

Answer : Some scholars do not take into account their disagreement. Yes, indeed, but the correct view is that their disagreement is taken into account, without a doubt. And as Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said, the people of the Zahir are better than the people of opinion, because they are closer to making the Book and the Sunnah the standard.