Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "O people! You recite this verse and take from it a meaning different from what Allah intends." The command of Allah, the Exalted, is: "O people, it is obligatory upon you to take care of yourselves; when you have obtained guidance, the one who goes astray cannot harm you." (The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, says:) When people see evil (i.e., sin) and do not try to stop it, soon Allah, the Exalted, will send punishment upon all of them.