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]