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Importance of Consultation
Hakeem ul Ummah Thanvi rahmatullahi alayh stated: Without a healthy social life based on piety, there will be corruption, mistrust and dissension in the community. There are certain factors, which are essential ingredients for a successful communal life.
Without these a community cannot hope to have love and unity among its members. Among these essential factors, one is consultation.Consultation in affairs should be based on honesty and true sympathy for the one to whom the advice is given. If there is no mutual trust among people, there will be no confidence on the advice given. Mutual trust, love and unity among people are possible only if people ensure that they do not cause harm, difficulty and discomfort for others while at the same time there should be concern to save others from harm and hardship. This attitude will bring about true unity and love among the individuals of a community. Consultation with others also facilitates the progress of mutual love and unity. Consultation impedes haste, which leads to failure. By consulting with others, calmness is introduced into one's affairs. In such procrastination pertaining to worldly matters, there is worldly benefit as well as Deeni benefit since the Deen has stated the significance of procrastination in mundane matters. The Qur'aan Shareef praises the Mu'mineen on account of the praiseworthy practice of 'shuraa' or consultation by means of which they decide their affairs. The significance of consultation may be gauged from the fact that Allah Ta'ala ordered even Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) to consult with his Sahaabah regarding matters of importance. Some rules pertaining to consultation will now be mentioned.
· If the consultation is a matter which requires concealing, it should be maintained a secret.
· The participants in the consultation are people of trust. This means that what has been discussed in the gathering should not be publicized outside, However, if the discussion pertains to the usurping of another's property or to harming anyone, then it will not be permissible to conceal the conspiracy. Khanqah.com |
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