وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا
Whatever the Messenger gives you, take it; and whatever he forbids you, refrain from it. (Al-Ḥashr 59:7)
Clause structure: Mā in mā ātākum al-rasūlu fa-khudhūhu carries general import. Fa links the instruction with its response; the second clause contrasts what is prohibited with refraining.
Meaning and inference: Taking established Prophetic guidance and refraining from what he forbade are complementary aspects of obedience.
Limit of inference: Following the Messenger does not authorize attributing unverified statements to him; a claimed instruction must first be established.