لماذا نستمع إلى رأي الخبير في العمل الجماعي؟
في بدر استشار النبي ﷺ أصحابه في موضع النزول. وتذكر كتب السيرة مشورة الحباب بن المنذر في اختيار موضع أقرب إلى الماء.
الشورى لا تقلل من مكانة القائد؛ بل تساعده على رؤية ما قد لا يراه وحده. أما أصل الشورى فهو خلق قرآني ثابت.
استشار النبي ﷺ أصحابه في شأن بدر.
متى تحتاج أن تسأل شخصًا يعرف أكثر منك؟
في مهمة جماعية، اسأل زميلًا عن فكرته قبل اتخاذ القرار.
متى كانت آخر مرة غيّرت رأيك لأن أحداً أتى برأي أفضل؟
المصادر: القرآن الكريم: سورة آل عمران 3:159.؛ سيرة ابن هشام؛ تفصيل مشورة الحباب يحتاج مراجعة سندية.
The Muslims set out three hundred and thirteen men, and found before them an army of nearly a thousand. The Prophet ﷺ gathered his companions and asked their view, forcing no one. When they camped at the wells of Badr, al-Hubab ibn al-Mundhir asked him: is this a place Allah told you to take, or is it judgement and strategy? He said: it is judgement. So al-Hubab advised camping at the well nearest the enemy — and the Prophet ﷺ took his advice.
A strong leader accepts the right idea from someone younger than him.
The Muslims set out three hundred and thirteen men, and Quraysh had readied an army of nearly a thousand. The Prophet ﷺ gathered his companions and forced no one, but said: “Advise me, people.” The Muhajirun and the Ansar stood and declared they were with him. When the army camped at the wells of Badr, al-Hubab ibn al-Mundhir asked: “Is this a position Allah placed you in, which we may not go beyond, or is it judgement, war and strategy?” He said: “It is judgement, war and strategy.” So al-Hubab advised moving to the water nearest the enemy and keeping the water behind them — and the Prophet ﷺ accepted his view and acted on it.
Allah describes the believers: ﴿وَأَمْرُهُمْ شُورَىٰ بَيْنَهُمْ﴾ — “and their affair is by consultation among them.”