The seriousness of this step indicates that the “sin ” was not a small disagreement.
وَيَدُلُّ هٰذَا ٱلْإِجْرَاءُ ٱلْحَازِمُ أَنَّ ‹ ٱلْخَطِيَّةَ › ٱلْمُرْتَكَبَةَ لَيْسَتْ مُجَرَّدَ خِلَافٍ صَغِيرٍ .‏