This is when those gathered express or present their opinions explicitly in respect to a given reality from amongst the realities and then they hold a consensus upon which represents the Hukm AshShar’iy for this reality.

An example of this reality is when the people of Ijmaa’ are gathered in a single place and agree upon a single opinion. This is like what happened with the Sahaabah in respect to the delay of burying the Messenger of Allah (saw) so that they could select a Khalifah (successor) to the Messenger of Allah (saw). Most of them (the Sahaabah) were in Al-Madinah and indeed close to the body of the Messenger (saw) and in the Saqeefah of Bani Saa’idah.

Or they could be dispersed and then an issue (Mas’alah) is presented to them one at a time each providing their agreement so that all of their opinions are in agreement upon one single opinion.

Or it could be when one of them passes a judgement in a particular Mas’alah (issue) and that Hukm reaches the others and they then clearly express their agreement either by way of a statement, a verdict or judgment being passed.