Humayd: Shoora is What Gives the Muslims Honour and Strength

Follow @AhleDhikr Shaykh Saaleh bin ‘Abdullah bin Humayd [May Allaah Preserve him]
Royal Advisor to the King and Member of Committee of Senior Scholars
Seerah Khulafaa Sayyid al-Mursaleen Conference
Prince Faisal bin Fahad Masjid, Riyadh 

11/11/1433 - 28/9/2012

Virtues of ‘Umar bin al-Khattaab [May Allaah be Pleased with him]

Umar, similar to but Aboo Bakr [May Allaah be Pleased with him]  , had an amazing Seerah and life. His Eemaan, his Sidq, his life and his deeds all were something for us to be amazed by. One of the best things he did in his life was setting a Shoora. A Shoora, my brothers, is what gives the Muslims honour and strength, and there was never affair too small at the time of Umar for the Shoora to discuss. He would often sit with others around him to discuss matters and gain other peoples thoughts and opinions, therefore having a Shoora and consulting others is not a weakness, rather it is a strength. Even in the Makkan stage of Islaam, Allaah, the Most High, praised those who did Shoora:

“And those who answer the Call of their Lord [i.e. to believe that He is the only One Lord (Allah), and to worship none but Him Alone], and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and who (conduct) their affairs by mutual consultation, and who spend of what We have bestowed on them.” [ash-Shoora 42:38]

My brothers; Shoora is encouraged in all our affairs, even in our households. Some think it is a sign of weakness if he asks for his wife's opinion on something but this is wrong, Allaah, the Most High, says;

“…and let each of you accept the advice of the other in a just way.”  [at-Talaaq 65:6]

The word Ma’roof in the Quraan and the Sunnah is anything good, so each spouse is encouraged to be good to the other and consult each other in their affairs. 

“If they both decide on weaning, by mutual consent, and after due consultation, there is no sin on them.”  [al-Baqarah 2:233]

So having a Shoora is an important part of life and making decisions, in your house, in your studies, at work etc. all of these aspects of life need consultation and other peoples input.

For further reading: 

http://ahledhikr.blogspot.com/2013/05/lessons-from-lives-of-aboo-bakr-and.html

http://ahledhikr.blogspot.com/2013/05/lessons-from-lives-of-aboo-bakr-and_7.html