Misleading others and bearing their burden

Sha'rawi reads the verse (Al Imran 69) as saying that a group among the People of the Book wished to mislead the believers, and that in fact they mislead only themselves. He uses this to explain what misleading others means and what it carries ¹.

Sha'rawi lists several senses of the word: going astray and being lost in a thing, as when a body is lost in the earth and dissolves; failing to find the way to the truth, as in the Prophet ﷺ's search before revelation; and knowing the law and then turning from it ²³.

Sha'rawi argues that someone who knows the law and rejects it adds to his sin by trying to lead others astray, so his misguidance doubles. He uses this to distinguish two verses about burdens: in one, no soul bears another's burden, while in the other, those who mislead carry their own burdens in full together with the burdens of those they led astray ³⁴.

This is Sha'rawi's reading alone, taken from a scanned copy whose edition is not yet verified, and it is presented under his name. His description of the group rests on his commentary and has not yet been checked against historical sources or other commentaries (needs_source). See also People of the Book and Mixing truth with falsehood.