hadith 2868
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who obstinately holds his own opinion is ruined, and he who consults other people shares in their collective understanding.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَنِ استَبَدَّ برأيِهِ هَلَكَ ، ومَن شاوَرَ الرِّجالَ شارَكَها في عُقُولِها .

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  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #3830 Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not become opinionated [and headstrong], for the one who is opinionated is destroyed.
  • Nahj al-Balāgha #1764 161. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: He who acts solely according to his own opinion gets ruined, and he who consults other...
  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #4958 Imam Ali (AS) said, One who consults with the people shares in their [combined] intellects.
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