says, “O you who believe, take care of yourselves. Those who go astray cannot harm you if you are rightly guided.” [al-Mā’idah 105].’”

He said: “Ibn Mas‘ūd heard this and said, ‘Stop! The time for this verse to be fulfilled has not yet come. Indeed, the Quran was revealed where it was revealed. Some of its verses were fulfilled before they were revealed; others were fulfilled during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Some were fulfilled shortly after the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace; others will be fulfilled after today. Some will be fulfilled at the Hour, in accordance with what they mention concerning the Hour; others will be fulfilled at the Reckoning, in accordance with what they mention concerning the Reckoning, Paradise, and Hell.

“‘So long as you find your hearts united and your inclinations united, and you have not been divided into factions or made to taste one another’s violence, enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong. But when hearts and inclinations differ, you are divided into factions, and you taste one another’s violence, then let each person attend to himself. That is when this verse will be fulfilled.’”

It is also narrated through ‘Abd Allāh ibn Mughaffal, from