Mīzān al-Ḥikma

The Role of the Counsel in Government

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Consultation (Shura) 3 Ahl al-Bayt 3 Governance 2 Imam Ali 2 Justice 1 Imam Hasan 1

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hadith 798
Imam Ali (AS) said in a letter that he wrote to Muawiya, ‘…rather counsel is confined to the muhajirun and the ansar [muhajirun – early Muslims who migrated from Mecca to Medina with the Prophet (ed.) ansar – Medinan Muslims who helped the Meccan Muslim migrants settle in Medina (ed.) ]. If they agree on an individual and take him to be their leader, it will be deemed to mean Allahs pleasure.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مِن كتابٍ لَهُ إلى معاويةَ : إنّما الشُّورى لِلمُهاجِرِينَ والأنصارِ ، فإنِ اجتَمَعُوا على رَجُلٍ وسَمَّوهُ إماما كانَ ذلكَ للّهِ رِضا .
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hadith 799
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Do not desist from speaking the truth, nor from offering your counsel with fairness, for verily I do not regard myself above erring, nor do I consider myself immune from erring in my actions. It is only that Allah makes up for my shortcomings and helps me avoid errors in all these matters wherein He is more powerful than I.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا تَكُفُّوا عَن مَقالَةٍ بِحَقٍّ ، أو مَشورَةٍ بِعَدلٍ ؛ فإنّي لَستُ في نَفسِي بِفَوقِ أن اُخطِئَ ، ولا آمَنُ ذلكَ مِن فِعلي ، إلاّ أن يَكفِيَ اللّهُ مِن نَفسِي ما هُو أملَكُ بهِ مِنّي .
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