<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br> 1) Excellent policy of the Commander of the Believers ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb (may Allah be pleased with him) as he used to seek the opinion and advice of wise and guided people.<br> 2) Some aspects of the Shariah knowledge may be unknown to senior people and known to those less in rank.<br> 3) It is part of the Prophet’s guidance that one should not go to a place where there is danger and harm to him or to others.<br> 4) It is required under the Shariah to pursue the means whereby we can protect ourselves from ruin and suffering. This does not contradict true reliance upon Allah Almighty. In doing so, we actually face the divine decree with the divine decree.<br> <br> <b>Benefit:</b><br> One of the righteous predecessors said: “It is unwise to abandon the pursuit of the proper means, and reliance upon them is a sign of poor belief. True monotheism entails the pursuit of the proper means along with the heart’s reliance upon Allah Almighty.”