“Those who believe and do not mix their faith with wrongdoing—they are the ones who shall enjoy security, and they are rightly guided.”

In the two Ṣaḥīḥ collections it is related from Ibn Masʿūd (may Allah be pleased with him) that when this verse was revealed, it weighed heavily upon the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. They said, “Which of us has not wronged himself?” The Prophet ﷺ replied, “It refers to shirk (associating partners with Allah). Have you not heard the words of the righteous servant, ‘Indeed, shirk is a tremendous injustice’?”

And He—exalted is He—also said: “And Me….”