It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: In the Jahiliyyah we used to call a man an "imma'ah" who was invited to a meal and another (uninvited) person followed him; and today it refers to the one who, in blind imitation of people, hands his religion over to them. And we used to call "'idah" (magic or slander) sorcery, whereas today it is idle talk (qila wa qala, speaking without verification). An authentic corroborating report (shahid) of it has been narrated with an authentic chain.