Consensus of qualified scholars, treated as binding.
In Islamic law
The core faraid fractions are matters of consensus. Where you see all four schools agreeing in the tables on this site, that is generally ijma' rather than coincidence.
In Canadian law
No analogue, though settled appellate authority performs a similar stabilising role.
We have not yet researched whether the four Sunni schools differ on this term, so we are not going to tell you either way. Where a specific case turns on it, ask a qualified scholar rather than relying on a general summary.
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Citations & sources
Every factual claim on this page traces to a source below. Details change — check the original source before relying on any figure, fee or legal position.
- Encyclopaedia of Islam — Brill
- Oxford Islamic Studies / Oxford Reference — Oxford University Press