Hadith 57
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If they ask that since consensus is a valid proof for you only when the infallible is included, how would you know that his opinion is included amongst the opinion of the Ummah? We will answer that as Imam is one of the scholars of the Ummah, his opinion must be included amongst the opinions of scholars, for he cannot be a loner and manifesting infidelity, because that is not permissible for him. Therefore, his view has to be one of the views, even if we may not know which one is the Imam’s.
فإن قيل: إذا كان الإجماع عندكم إنما يكون حجة بكون المعصوم فيه، فمن أين تعلمون دخول قوله في جملة أقوال الأمة؟ (وهلا جاز أن يكون قوله منفردا عنهم فلا تثقون بالإجماع؟). قلنا: المعصوم إذا كان من جملة علماء الامة فلابد (من) أن يكون قوله موجودا في جملة أقوال العلماء، لأنه لا يجوز أن يكون منفردا مظهرا للكفر فإن ذلك لا يجوز عليه، فإذا لابد (من) أن يكون قوله في جملة الأقوال، وإن شككنا في أنه الإمام.
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