and to their common folk.⦗1⦘

It is likewise reported in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, from Abū Hurayrah (Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—said: “Allah is pleased with three things for you: that you worship Him and associate nothing with Him; that you all hold fast to the rope of Allah together and do not become divided; and that you offer sincere counsel to those whom Allah has given authority over you.”⦗2⦘

In the Sunan collections, on the authority of Ibn Masʿūd (Allah be pleased with him) and Zayd ibn Thābit (Allah be pleased with him), the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—said: “May Allah brighten the face of a person who hears a report from us and conveys it to someone who has not heard it,