he obeyed
Form IV verb (أَفْعَلَ). Past: أَطَاعَ, Present: يُطِيعُ. Related: طَاعَةٌ (obedience), مُطِيعٌ (obedient). Opposite: عَصَى (disobeyed).
Obedience to God and His Messenger is a core principle. The Quran frequently pairs them together, establishing the Sunnah (prophetic practice) as a source of religious law.