The Meaning of ‘Ruling’
Since the subject matter of these verses concerns ‘Ruling by what Allaah has revealed’, it is impossible that the word is meant to mean anything other than the sole exclusive right of Allaah ta ‘ala to legislate both in essence and meaning.
He alone has the sole prerogative of command, and this is [...]

“Whoever claims to have the Ijmaa’ of the Muslim scholars of his age on a given religious issue has made a gross claim (‘athama ad-da’wa) and asserted its existence with something which does not obtain. The feasibility of this is impossible, even If one assumes that it is possible to have such agreement, without investigation [...]

This is a treatise on the Zahiri school of thought and their history.  One of the greatest and famous scholars of all time, Imaam Abu Muhammad ibn Hazm of Al-Andalus, was a follower of this Mathhab.  Another title for this school and its followers is Dawudis, or Ahl az-Zahir, named after Imaam Dawud az-Zahiri.
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Ahumdoolillaah, as-salaatu was-salaam ‘ala Rasoolullaah
This is a excerpt from the book ‘Kitab al-Jami’ by one of the greatest Maliki scholars ever lived, Imaam bin Abu Zaid al-Qairawani (310AH-386AH).  He quotes Imaam Malik’s view about the following authentic hadeeth from al-Muwatta’ under the heading ‘The banishment of the Jews from Medinah.’ We will only quote the [...]