WHO DO YOU ASK FOR ADVICE?

 WHO DO YOU ASK FOR ADVICE?

The person who has a secret, as we previously described, should tighten his chest, but if he feels he must share his secret, he should do so by consulting someone who is religious, intelligent, and beloved, and he should never seek advice from someone who does not possess these three characteristics. If he is not religious, he will betray him; if he is not intelligent, then he will make a mistake regarding the correct course; and if he is not loved, then he may not give him sincere advice.

Book: Selections from the Garden of the Wise and the Meadow of the Virtuous

By Abū Hātim ibn Hibbān

Authentic Statements Publications 

P. 106

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