[Machine] Abu Huraira said, "I have not seen anyone consult his companions more than the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." Al-Shafi'i said, "And Allah said, 'And their affair is [determined by] consultation among themselves.'" [Surah Ash-Shura, verse 38]  

قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا أَكْثَرَ مُشَاوَرَةً لِأَصْحَابِهِ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ ؓ وَقَالَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَأَمْرُهُمْ شُورَى بَيْنَهُمْ} [الشورى 38]  

[Machine] Al-Hasan al-Basri said, "Indeed, the Prophet ﷺ did not need consultation, but he wanted to set an example for the rulers who would come after him." And Allah knows best.  

قَالَ الْحَسَنُ الْبَصْرِيُّ إِنْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَغَنِيًّا عَنِ الْمُشَاوَرَةِ وَلَكِنَّهُ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَسْتَنَّ بِذَلِكَ الْحُكَّامُ بَعْدَهُ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ