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al-Ijmāʿ (Scholarly Consensus)

Uṣūl al-Fiqh (Legal Theory)Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamāʿah

Symbol

Ijmāʿ

The unbroken consensus of the community across every generation that the five prayers are obligatory.

Essence

S1A decisive (qaṭʿī) transmitted agreement reaching across every generation.

Dimension I

Definition

What it is — and what it is not

What it is
  • S2In the Sacred Law — The unbroken consensus of the community that the five prayers are obligatory. [1.1]
Wisdoms
  • S3Consensus on a matter known by necessity closes the door to doubt and reinterpretation.

Dimension II

In practice

How to deal with it

No practical guidance recorded yet.

References

  1. Reported as ijmāʿ qaṭʿī across the schools; see al-Nawawī, al-Majmūʿ.

    • 1.1

      Ijmāʿ qaṭʿī — The community has agreed in every generation that the five daily prayers are obligatory; the obligation is known by necessity, and its consensus is decisive.

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