[Machine] Umar wrote to Shurayh, "When a matter comes to you in the Book of Allah, then judge according to it, and let not the opinions of men distract you from it. But if it is not found in the Book of Allah and it is found in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , then judge according to it. And if it is not in the Book of Allah, nor in the Sunnah of His Messenger, then judge according to what the rightly guided Caliphs have ruled. And if it is not in the Book of Allah, nor in the Sunnah of His Messenger, nor in the rulings of the rightly guided Caliphs, then you may exert your own opinion if you wish, but I do not see any conspiracy from you towards me unless you submit to me." The Sheikh (may Allah have mercy on him) informed Umar about the place of conspiracy, which is consultation, because there may be principles that he is unaware of and needs to be informed of, and success comes from Allah.  

كَتَبَ عُمَرُ ؓ إِلَى شُرَيْحٍ إِذَا أَتَاكَ أَمْرٌ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ تَعَالَى فَاقْضِ بِهِ وَلَا يَلْفِتَنَّكَ الرِّجَالُ عَنْهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ وَكَانَ فِي سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَاقْضِ بِهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ وَلَا فِي سُنَّةِ رَسُولِهِ فَاقْضِ بِمَا قَضَى بِهِ أَئِمَّةُ الْهُدَى فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ وَلَا فِي سُنَّةِ رَسُولِهِ ﷺ وَلَا فِيمَا قَضَى بِهِ أَئِمَّةُ الْهُدَى فَأَنْتَ بِالْخِيَارِ إِنْ شِئْتَ تَجْتَهِدُ رَأْيَكَ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تُؤَامِرَنِي وَلَا أَرَى مُؤَامَرَتَكَ إِيَّايَ إِلَّا أَسْلَمَ لَكَ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ فَأَخْبَرَ عُمَرُ ؓ عَنْ مَوْضِعِ الْمُؤَامَرَةِ وَهِيَ الْمُشَاوَرَةُ فَرُبَّمَا يَكُونُ عِنْدَهُ مِنَ الْأُصُولِ مَا لَمْ يَبْلُغْ شُرَيْحًا فَيُخْبِرُهُ بِهِ وَبِاللهِ التَّوْفِيقُ