لِبَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ وَ قَدْ سَأَلَهُ عَنِ الْأَمْرِ يَمْضِي فِيهِ وَ لَا يَجِدُ أَحَداً يُشَاوِرُهُ فَكَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ قَالَ شَاوِرْ رَبَّكَ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ كَيْفَ قَالَ لَهُ انْوِ الْحَاجَةَ فِي نَفْسِكَ ثُمَّ اكْتُبْ رُقْعَتَيْنِ فِي وَاحِدَةٍ لَا وَ فِي وَاحِدَةٍ نَعَمْ وَ اجْعَلْهُمَا فِي بُنْدُقَتَيْنِ مِنْ طِينٍ ثُمَّ صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ اجْعَلْهُمَا تَحْتَ ذَيْلِكَ وَ قُلْ يَا اللَّهُ إِنِّي أُشَاوِرُكَ فِي أَمْرِي هَذَا وَ أَنْتَ خَيْرُ مُسْتَشَارٍ وَ مُشِيرٍ فَأَشِرْ عَلَيَّ بِمَا فِيهِ صَلَاحٌ وَ حُسْنُ عَاقِبَةٍ ثُمَّ أَدْخِلْ يَدَكَ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِيهَا نَعَمْ فَافْعَلْ وَ إِنْ كَانَ فِيهَا لَا لَا تَفْعَلْ هَكَذَا شَاوِرْ رَبَّكَ .
Translation
Ali Bin Muhammad, (It has been narrated) raising it, from them<sup>asws</sup> that he<sup>asws</sup> said to one of his<sup>asws</sup> companions, and he had asked him<sup>asws</sup> about the matter to continue in it, and he could not find anyone to consult, so how should he be dealing with it?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Consult your Lord<sup>azwj</sup>’. So he said to him<sup>asws</sup>, ‘How?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said to him: ‘Intend the need within yourself, then write out two pieces of paper, in one, ‘No’, and in one, ‘Yes’, and make these two to be inside two balls of clay, then pray two Rak’at of <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>, and make these two to be behind you, and say, ‘O Allah<sup>azwj</sup>! I hereby consult You<sup>azwj</sup> in this matter of mine, and You<sup>azwj</sup> are the best of the consultants and advisers, therefore advise me with what is correct for me in it and the best safety’. Then insert your hand, so if it was ‘Yes’, so do it, and it is was ‘No’, do not do it. This is how you consult your Lord<sup>azwj</sup>’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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