وَمَنْ يُشَاقِقِ الرَّسُولَ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ الْهُدَىٰ وَيَتَّبِعْ غَيْرَ سَبِيلِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ نُوَلِّهِ مَا تَوَلَّىٰ وَنُصْلِهِ جَهَنَّمَ وَسَاءَتْ مَصِيرًا.
Whoever opposes the Messenger after guidance has become clear to him and follows a path other than that of the believers will be left to the path he has chosen and admitted to Hell—an evil destination. (Al-Nisāʾ 4:115)
Opposing the Messenger and departing from the believers’ path appear together in this warning. Choosing a rival religious way after guidance becomes clear is a matter of grave consequence.