Surah 6. Al-An'am, Ayah 129

Lit., "to be close to one another", or "get hold of one another". The expression "in this manner" (kadhalika), which introduces the above sentence, is an obvious allusion to the manner in which the evil ones "whisper unto one another glittering half-truths meant to delude the mind" verse {112} of this surah.

See n. 950 above. Evil consorts with evil because of their mutual bargains. But in doing so they save the righteous from further temptation.