[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever separates from the congregation by a hand span has removed the bond of Islam from his neck until he returns." He also said, "Whoever dies without having an imam of the congregation, his death is like the death of the pre-Islamic era." This is the fourth hadith indicating that the consensus of scholars is considered valid evidence. Adh-Dhahabi remained silent about it in his summary.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْجَمَاعَةِ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ فَقَدْ خَلَعَ رِبْقَةَ الْإِسْلَامِ مِنْ عُنُقِهِ حَتَّى يُرَاجِعَهُ» وَقَالَ «مَنْ مَاتَ وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ إِمَامُ جَمَاعَةٍ فَإِنَّ مَوْتَتَهُ مَوْتَةٌ جَاهِلِيَّةٌ» «الْحَدِيثُ الرَّابِعُ فِيمَا يَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّ إِجْمَاعَ الْعُلَمَاءِ حَجَّةٌ» سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص