That is a community that has passed away: in other words, do not be followers of authority (muqallid) and do not be satisfied purely with following authority in terms of religion, for there can be no reliance on transmission since no one possesses but what he has acquired of knowledge, of deeds, of beliefs and behaviour; [theirs is what they have earned, and yours is what you have earned; you shall not be asked about what they did]: no one is requited for the beliefs of another nor for another's deeds. So exercise your insight and ask for certainty and act in that way.