Tradition n. 387

قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم:

إذا كانَ اُمَراؤُكُم خِيارَكُم وَ اَغنِياؤُكُم سُمَحائَكُم وَ اَمرُكُم شُورى بَينَكُم فَظَهرُ الأرضِ خَيرٌ لَكُم مِن بَطنِها، وَ إذا كانَ اُمَراؤُكُم شِرارَكم وَ اَغنِياؤُكُم بُخَلاءَكُم وَ لَم تَكُن اَمرُكُم شُورى بَينَكُم فَبَطنُ الأرضِ خَيرٌ لَكُم مِن ظَهرِها.

The Holy Prophet (S) said: “If your rulers are the good doers of you, rich ones are from the gracious ones of you, and your affairs go on through consultation among you, then (living) on the earth is better for you than (being) under it. But, if your rulers are the wicked ones of you, your rich ones from the misers of you, and your affairs go on without consultation among you, then (being) under the ground is better for you than (living) on it.”

Minhaj as-Sadiqeen, commentary, vol. 2, p. 373

Tradition n. 388

قالَ الإمامُ أَميرُ المُؤمنينَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام :

مَن شاوَرَ ذَوِي العُقُولِ اِستَضاءَ بِأَنوارِ العُقُولِ.

Imam Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (‘a) said: “He who consults with the wise, seeks for the lights of intelligence to be enlightened with”, (and will recognize right from wrong).

Ghurar al-Hikam, p. 336

Tradition n. 389

قالَ الإمامُ أَميرُ المُؤمنينَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام :

مَن شاوَرَ ذَوِي الألبابِ دَلَّ عَلَى الرَّشادِ، وَ نالَ النُّصُحَ مِمَّن قَبِلَهُ.

Imam Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (‘a) said: “He who consults with men of understanding, shows his development....”

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 75, p. 105

Tradition n. 390

قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم:

ما شَقى عَبدٌ قَطُّ بِمَشوَرَةٍ وَما سَعَدَ بِاستِغناءٍ بِرَأ يٍ.

The Holy Prophet (S) said: “No believer will become wretched by consultation, and none will gain merit through stubbornness.”

Nahj al-Fasahah, p. 533