Is it necessary to seek the advice of others?

 It is narrated from the eighth Shia Imam, Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha/Reza (AS) who said:

Is it necessary to seek the advice of others?

No one was wiser than my father (seventh Shia Imam, Musa Kadhim (AS)). In spite of that, Imam (AS) sometimes used to consult (ask for advice) with a black slave. When others protested about consulting with a black slave, Imam (AS) replied: Perhaps (maybe), Allah (SWT) placed the correct opinion on his tongue [1]. Of course, the subject and the experience and the qualification of the person who is consulted are the main elements to be considered when consulting others.

[1] Makaremul Akhlaq, Vol. 2, Page 99.

Source: en.shafaqna.com

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