Then , in their wake , We followed them up with ( others of ) Our messengers : We sent after them Jesus the son of Mary , and bestowed on him the Gospel ; and We ordained in the hearts of those who followed him Compassion and Mercy . But the Monasticism which they invented for themselves , We did not prescribe for them : ( We commanded ) only the seeking for the Good Pleasure of Allah ; but that they did not foster as they should have done .