<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) It shows the serious commitment of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) to the Sunnah.<br> 2) When one learns the command of Allah Almighty or the command of His Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him), he must say: I listen and I obey, cutting off all means before the devil who may whisper to him: we do not know the rationale behind that evidence, so we are not obliged to follow it.<br> 3) One must avoid anything that may bring harm to Muslims.<br> 4) It is permissible to desert a fellow Muslim who violates the Sharia if the deserter believes that it is likely that such desertion would benefit that individual and bring him back to following the Sunnah and the truth. However, the standard ruling is that a believer must not desert his fellow believer beyond three days; and anyone who committed a sin then repented of it, Allah will accept his repentance.<br> <br> <br> <br> <b>Words in the Hadith:</b><br> Flicking a stone or a pebble (Arabic: Khadhf): it means putting a pebble between the index finger and the thumb then flicking it with the index finger, or putting it on the index finger and flicking it with the thumb.