The Meaning of Imam Ahmad's Statement: (Whoever claims consensus is a liar)
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The Meaning of Imam Ahmad's Statement: (Whoever claims consensus is a liar)]
You quoted from Imam Ahmad the phrase: Whoever claims consensus is a liar.
So what is the meaning of this phrase?
It is possible that he meant that whoever claims consensus is a liar among the people of innovation;Because the people of innovation say, for example: Allah is exalted from such by consensus,So they confuse the people: Sometimes they say by consensus,And sometimes they say: In the opinion of the people of deep investigation,And sometimes they say: In the stronger opinion and the like of that, this is what Imam Ahmad intended.
And some of them said: Imam Ahmad intended that whoever claims consensus after the end of the three centuries is a liar; because the people after the end of the three centuries dispersed in place and dispersed in ideas and opinions, so the opinions and places became scattered and distant. What makes this man know that one person in Andalusia agreed with one person in the far east of Asia? What informs him, especially since there were no means of transportation at that time? So there is no doubt that consensus is a proof and that it is possible, but in matters other than the established principles of the Shari'ah, its existence is rare and comprehending it is distant.
You quoted from Imam Ahmad the phrase: Whoever claims consensus is a liar.
So what is the meaning of this phrase?
It is possible that he meant that whoever claims consensus is a liar among the people of innovation;Because the people of innovation say, for example: Allah is exalted from such by consensus,So they confuse the people: Sometimes they say by consensus,And sometimes they say: In the opinion of the people of deep investigation,And sometimes they say: In the stronger opinion and the like of that, this is what Imam Ahmad intended.
And some of them said: Imam Ahmad intended that whoever claims consensus after the end of the three centuries is a liar; because the people after the end of the three centuries dispersed in place and dispersed in ideas and opinions, so the opinions and places became scattered and distant. What makes this man know that one person in Andalusia agreed with one person in the far east of Asia? What informs him, especially since there were no means of transportation at that time? So there is no doubt that consensus is a proof and that it is possible, but in matters other than the established principles of the Shari'ah, its existence is rare and comprehending it is distant.