1550 - رَوَى هَارُونُ بْنُ خَارِجَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «إِذَا أَرَادَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَمْراً فَلاَ يُشَاوِرْ فِيهِ أَحَداً مِنَ اَلنَّاسِ حَتَّى يَبْدَأَ فَيُشَاوِرَ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى» قَالَ قُلْتُ وَ مَا مُشَاوَرَةُ اَللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ قَالَ «يَبْدَأُ فَيَسْتَخِيرُ اَللَّهَ فِيهِ أَوَّلاً ثُمَّ يُشَاوِرُ فِيهِ فَإِنَّهُ إِذَا بَدَأَ بِاللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى أَجْرَى لَهُ اَلْخِيَرَةَ عَلَى لِسَانِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ مِنَ اَلْخَلْقِ.
Hadith.1550 - Harun ibn Khurajah narrate from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq 
who said:
"If one of you intends to undertake a matter, let him not consult any person before first consulting Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted."
I asked: "What is meant by consulting Allah (swt), may I be your ransom?"
Imam said: "He should first seek guidance (istikhara) from Allah (swt) regarding it, then he may consult others about it. For if one begins by turning to Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, He will guide him to the best through the tongue of whomever He wills from among His creation."
