过去与现在，一些学者曾将伊杰玛·乌玛（Ijma‟ al Ummah，穆斯林共同体的一致意见）作为立法依据，并将其定义为穆罕默德ﷺ的乌玛在任何时候——无论过去、现在或将来——对某一事务所达成的一致。在支持伊杰玛·乌玛时被引用最多的一节经文，是《妇女章》第115节。

In the past and present, some Ulema have taken Ijma‟ al Ummah as a legislative source and it has been defined as the agreement of the Ummah of Muhammad (saw) on a matter at anytime, past, present, or future. The one Ayah, which is most frequently quoted in support of Ijma‟ al Ummah, is in Surah al-Nisa: 115.

“以及任何在正道已经明确呈现给他之后，违背使者、并追随信士之道以外的道路的人，我们将任由他走他所选择的道路，并让他进入火狱——那是何等恶劣的归宿。”（《古兰经》，An-Nisa：115）

“And anyone who splits off from the Messenger after the guidance has become clear to him and follows a way other than the believers, we shall leave him in the path he has chosen and land him in hell - what an evil refuge.” (TMQ An-Nisa: 115)

一些学者认为，这节经文中的“信士的道路”指的是他们的一致意见以及他们所选择的道路，换言之，即他们的“伊吉玛尔”（Ijma‟，公议）。因此，遵循社群的道路是有约束力的，背离它是被禁止的。另有学者指出，即使这节经文构成确凿的证据，它的含义也并非绝对确定（Qata‟i，定性的）。

Some of the Ulema observe that “the way of the believers” in this Ayah refers to their agreement and the way that they have chosen, in other words, their Ijma‟. Adherence to the way of the community is thus binding and departure from it is forbidden. Others have stated that even if the Ayah constitutes an irrefutable proof, it does not have a Qata‟i (conclusive) meaning.