Legal decision rests on what is apparent

قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ أَن نَّأْخُذَ إِلَّا مَن وَجَدْنَا مَتَٰعَنَا عِندَهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًۭا لَّظَٰلِمُونَ

He said: "Allah forbid that we take other than him with whom we found our property: indeed (if we did so), we should be acting wrongfully.

أَلَّا تَتَّبِعَنِ ۖ أَفَعَصَيْتَ أَمْرِى

"From following me? Didst thou then disobey my order?"