Makhūl that a man asked him about Allah’s words, “Take care of yourselves. Those who go astray cannot harm you if you are rightly guided.” He replied, “The time for this verse to be fulfilled has not yet come. When the admonisher becomes afraid and the person being admonished rejects the admonition, then attend to yourself: those who go astray cannot harm you if you are rightly guided.”

Kaʿb said, “When you offer guidance and this provokes anger, that is when this verse is fulfilled.”

This verse is among those concerning commands and prohibitions. Enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong must be done according to one’s ability, as the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “Whoever among you sees a wrong, let him change it with his hand. If he is unable to do so, then with his tongue; and if he is not