Ikhtilaf

Scholarly disagreement in Islamic law Ikhtilāf (Arabic: اختلاف, lit. 'disagreement, difference') is an Islamic scholarly religious disagreement, and is hence the opposite of ijma. Direction in Quran According to Verse of Obedience, disagreements about any religious matter are to be arbitrated by referring to the Quran and Sunnah to dismiss ikhtilaf and to avoid taqlid. While those in authority are absent from arbitration in that verse, they are mentioned in verse 4:83, which includes the passage, "And whenever tidings come unto them, whether of security or fear, they spread it about, whereas had they referred it to the Messenger and to those in authority among them, those of them whose task it is to investigate would have known it." This argument has been attributed to Muhammad al-Baqir (d. c. 114/732), which also appears in al-Jami' li-ahkam al-Quran by the Sunni al-Qurtubi (d. 671/1272). Hadith The hadith of Muhammad which states that "Allah will ensure my ummah will never collude en-masse upon error" have been mentioned in the books of Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, Musnah Ahmad, and Darimi. This is often quoted as the primary proof of Ijma as well as rejection of ikhtilaf from the