Avoid Harm

The Prophet of Islam said, "Listen, all people are descendants of Adam and Eve, and Adam was made of dust." (Sunan Abu Dawood, Hadith No. 5116) This tradition is a declaration that all human beings are equal. There may be some apparent differences, but in reality, there is no difference between one another. This tradition explains an important principle of human relations, that is, equality. When all human beings are born of the same material, and all are the offspring of one man and one woman, then the distinction between them disappears on its own. According to this, all men are brothers to each other, and all women are sisters to each other. This principle destroys all the foundations of any distinction between human beings. 56. The Importance of Consultation The Quran emphasizes the importance of consultation in all matters. (3:159) We learn from traditions that the Prophet of Islam always consulted people in his dealings. What is a consultation? Consultation is to seek people’s opinions on any issue that may arise. In this way, every man’s knowledge and experience come to the fore, and it becomes possible to solve the issue in a better way with a more accurate plan. What is done without consultation is based on the thinking of one person, while what is done after consultation includes the thinking of many people. Consultation is another name for collective thinking. The difference that exists between the individual and collective thinking is the same as found in the work with consultation and the work without consultation. It happens for various reasons that one person's mind is not able to understand every aspect of the