Who among the imams said that scholarly consensus is not a source of authority?

Eid Abbasi : Who among the imams of the schools of jurisprudence said that scholarly consensus is not a source of authority, with reference to the source?

The Shaykh : No one says it is not a source of authority except for lost sects, without a doubt. As for the four imams and others, they affirm scholarly consensus, and scholarly consensus is an established matter. As we always and forever tell you, we say: We call to the Book and the Sunnah; not only that, but also to the methodology of the righteous predecessors. This is because none of the Islamic sects, old or new, has anyone who says: We do not argue from the Book and the Sunnah. They all say this, but the people of desires among them interpret the texts of the Book and the Sunnah in a twisted manner so that it agrees with their desires. I have repeatedly cited the Qadiyyah as an example of a modern sect; they do not explicitly deny the Sunnah, even though, as far as I know, they actually deny a large part of it. But they engage in figurative interpretation. They interpret the Sunnah that they cannot deny with a figurative interpretation that is far from the language and far from the interpretation of our righteous predecessors. They do the same with the Qur'an. Therefore, we say: For the correct understanding of Islam from its two pure sources, the Book and the Sunnah, we must return to what the righteous predecessors were upon.
We support this with evidence, among which is the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic): . Here, the meaning of opposing the Messenger (peace be upon him) is mentioned as contradicting the path of the believers. Our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) did not mention the path of the believers in this verse in vain, but rather for this point that we always and forever circle around: the path of the believers clarifies for us and details the intended meaning of what Allah (Mighty and Majestic) revealed to His Prophet, or what His Prophet (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) spoke of. From this Qur'anic text, the Prophet (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) derived, for example, when he said: . He (peace be upon him) did not suffice with saying: , but rather added to it: . The reason is what we mentioned earlier: the conduct of these people clarifies for us the guidance and light that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) was upon. Therefore, it is not possible, indeed it is not permissible, to deny scholarly consensus, and whoever explicitly denies it is explicitly declaring his exit from the community of Muslims.
Yes.

Eid Abbasi : The question was directed last time, but at the end of the lesson, perhaps some of you did not hear, especially regarding something new.