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(17). 3057. Abū Bakr Aṣ-Ṣiddīq said: "O you people! You recite this Āyah: Take care of yourselves! If you follow the guidance no harm shall come to you from those who are astray.[1] I indeed heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ saying: 'When the people see the wrongdoer, and they do not stop him (from doing wrong), then it is soon that Allāh shall envelope you in a punishment from Him.'"[2]
(Ṣaḥīḥ)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Ṣaḥīḥ. Some of them reported it from Ismā'īl bin Abī Khālid in Marfū' form, similar to this Hadīth. Some of them reported it from Ismā'īl, from Qais, from Abū Bakr as his saying and they did not narrate it in Marfū' form.
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The aim of Abū Bakr ﷺ in pointing out this Āyah guides that the people who are committing sins and wrongdoing, you keep telling them to do good and preventing them from evil; if they do not listen, they will harm themselves. They will not harm you at all, and eventually they will face the consequences of their wrongdoing. It never causes harm to those who are guided to the right path.
