His acts, and believing him in the message he conveyed to them—were matters whose clarification could not properly be delayed. For he, peace be upon him, allowed them no respite in fulfilling these obligations, nor did he command them to fulfil them at some later time; rather, he commanded them to do so immediately. This was because, had he delayed that clarification, he would have charged them with what they had no means of doing and imposed upon them obligations they had no way of obeying. This was impermissible for him, since it would have rendered his command invalid and obedience to him no longer binding.

For this reason, no disagreement is found among any of his Companions concerning anything known to them all, nor any doubt about it. Nor has any discussion of these matters been transmitted from them, or any addition to the proofs to which he had drawn their attention. Rather, they all proceeded upon that basis, in agreement, differing neither over their having been brought into existence, nor