And he must also enjoin this because Allah has commanded it, forbid it because Allah has forbidden it, and convey what Allah has revealed because it is truth, faith, and guidance, just as the Messenger conveyed it—just as worship must be performed seeking Allah’s Face. If, however, these things are said to follow one’s desires or out of partisan zeal, to display one’s knowledge and merit, or to gain a reputation and show off, then the speaker is like someone who fights to display his bravery, out of partisan zeal, or to show off.

From this, you can see how many people of knowledge and discourse, worship and spiritual states, and warfare and combat have fallen into mixing truth with falsehood in many fundamental matters. Those of the first group often make statements contrary to the Book and the Sunnah, or statements containing elements that contradict the Sunnah alongside others that agree with it. Those of the second group often perform acts of worship that Allah has not commanded, but rather