الرَّأي
OPINION
ما يوجِبُ إصابَةَ الرَّأيِ / That Which Renders an Opinion Valid
1ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الرَّأيُ مع الأناةِ ، وبِئسَ الظَّهيرُ الرأيُ الفَطيرُ.
1– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The
[valid] opinion comes from balanced judgment, whilst the impetuous and rash opinion is a vile foundation indeed.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 81, no. 76]
2ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): اِضرِبُوا بعضَ الرأيِ ببعضٍ يَتَوَلَّدْ مِنهُ الصَّوابُ.
2– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Use some opinions to attack other opinions and the valid one will emerge thereof.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2567]
الرَّأي
OPINION
3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَنِ استَقبَلَ وُجوهَ الآراءِ عَرَفَ مَواقِعَ الخَطَأِ.
3– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who tackles all sides of an opinion will know where the pitfalls lie.’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 173]
4ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أفضَلُ الناسِ رَأْياً مَن لا يَستَغنِي عن رَأيِ مُشِيرٍ .
4– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The man with the best opinion is he who does not write off the need for a second opinion from someone else.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3152]
آثارُ الاستِبدادِ بِالرَّأيِ / The Consequences of Obstinately Holding One's Own Opinion
5ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَنِ استَبَدَّ برأيِهِ هَلَكَ ، ومَن شاوَرَ الرِّجالَ شارَكَها في عُقُولِها .
5– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who obstinately holds his own opinion is ruined, and he who consults other people shares in their collective understanding.’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 161]
6ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ما اُعجِبَ برأيِهِ إلّا جاهِلٌ .
6– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Only an ignorant person is proud of his own opinion.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9471]
7ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): المُستَبِدُّ برأيِهِ مَوقوفٌ على مَداحِضِ الزَّلَلِ .
7– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The one who adamantly holds his own opinion has based it on a shaky and erroneous argument.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 105, no. 41]