presumption of the continuity of a previous unanimous ruling on a matter of contention (اسـْتِصْحَابُ الإِجْمَاع في مَوْضِعِ النِّزَاعِ)

presumption of the continuity of a previous unanimous ruling on a matter of contention (اسـْتِصْحَابُ الإِجْمَاع في مَوْضِعِ النِّزَاعِ)


أصول الفقه

التعريف :


That the Muslim community unanimously agree on a ruling, then the description of the subject of unanimity changes. The previous unanimous decision is cited as evidence that the ruling continues to apply after the change.