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O you who believe, obey Allahu ta’ālā, and obey the Messenger (rasūl) and those in authority among you, that is, rulers, when they command you to obey Allahu ta’ālā and His Messenger (rasūl). If you should quarrel, disagree, about anything, refer it to Allahu ta’ālā, that is, to His Book, and the Messenger (rasūl), while he lives, and thereafter [refer] to his Sunna: in other words examine these [disputes] with reference to these two [sources], if you believe in Allahu ta’ālā and al-yawm al-ākher (the Last Day); that, reference to the two [sources], is better, for you than quarrelling or [adhering to] personal opinions, and more excellent in interpretation, in the end.