Re: Apostasy Laws
I think you might be right …
The Meaning of Ijma` (Consensus)
Although I understand 'Ijma even if there has been no qiyaas, to be binding, I also do however, believe that when qiyaas is not present then such 'ijmaa may be done to suit a time and place specific need and could be overruled by a different ruling in future or it may lose it’s binding nature if the scholars of the time in question begin to differ more about it.
That is not to say or argue that previous agreements were wrong, but rather to say they were right for their time.