Can two scholarly consensus (ijma') rulings conflict?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some scholars of the principles of jurisprudence mentioned that one of the benefits of dividing scholarly consensus (ijma') into probable and definitive is to determine the stronger position between them in case of conflict. His question is: Can two scholarly consensus (ijma') rulings conflict? May Allah grant you success.
Answer:
I do not know; I have not come across this statement, and I do not know. It may perhaps be from the words of some of the modern pretenders to knowledge. I do not know. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some scholars of the principles of jurisprudence mentioned that one of the benefits of dividing scholarly consensus (ijma') into probable and definitive is to determine the stronger position between them in case of conflict. His question is: Can two scholarly consensus (ijma') rulings conflict? May Allah grant you success.
Answer:
I do not know; I have not come across this statement, and I do not know. It may perhaps be from the words of some of the modern pretenders to knowledge. I do not know. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يمكن أن يتعارض إجماعان؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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