[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