Musayyib bin Rafi’ said that when people faced an issue about which there was no narration from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), then all of them would gather for it and consensus (ijma’) would be established, and the truth is what their opinion would be; the truth is that upon which they established consensus.
Hadith Takhrijاس قول کی نسبت مسیّب بن رافع کی طرف صحیح نہیں ہے، کیونکہ ہشیم مدلس ہیں اور «عن» سے روایت کیا ہے۔ اس قول کو ابن عبدالبر نے [جامع بيان العلم 1824] میں ذکر کیا ہے۔