the lack of a Mujtahid in an era (خُلُو الزَّمَان عَنْ مُجْتَهِد)

أصول الفقه

التعريف :

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That a period of time has no scholar to whom the task of fatwa can be assigned, whether such a scholar is qualified to be an absolute mujtahid or a mujtahid in a particular school of fiqh.