the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.”

Allah Most High also says:

“And when the servant of Allah stood up calling upon Him.”

Allah Most High says, recounting the words of Iblīs:

“He said, ‘By Your might, I will surely mislead them all—except Your chosen servants among them.’”

Allah Most High says:

“Indeed, you have no authority over My servants.”

Allah Most High also says:

“Thus it was, so that We might turn evil and indecency away from him. Indeed, he was one of Our chosen servants.”

Allah Most High says:

“Indeed, he has no authority over those who believe and put their trust in their Lord. His authority is only over those who take him as an ally and those who, through him, associate others with Allah.”

“Worshipping Him” means obeying His command, and His command to us is what the Messenger conveyed from Him. Perfection therefore lies in complete obedience to Allah and His Messenger, inwardly and outwardly.

Those who do not know what Allah has commanded, and therefore abandon their own desires and submit to the divine decree; or strive to obey but err, doing what they believe was commanded instead of what was actually commanded; or find the evidence conflicting and therefore refrain from what is in fact an act of obedience—such people are obedient to Allah. They are rewarded for their sincere intentions toward Allah and for exerting their utmost in obedience to Him. Where they were unable to know what was required and consequently erred by turning to something else, they are forgiven.

This is one of the causes of discord within the Muslim community. Some people say and do things in which they exercise their best judgment, yet err. When word of this reaches others, the latter suppose that they deliberately sinned in these matters, or suppose that their error does not excuse them, while they themselves are also exercising their best judgment and erring. Thus, one exercises his best judgment but errs in his action, while the other exercises his best judgment but errs