Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “So that you may ride upon their backs”

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: What is meant by the saying of Allah the Exalted:

Answer:
The intended meaning is the means of transport from among ships and the livestock that people ride. He made available to you from among ships and livestock what you ride. Had Allah not subjected these creatures to your use, you would not have been able to ride them.
He made it submissive to you. Are you stronger, or is the camel stronger than you? You are stronger, or is the camel? The camel is stronger than you, but Allah made it submissive to you, and you came to ride it. Are you stronger than the ship, or the car, or the airplane? You are nothing, but Allah subjected these vehicles to you, made them easy for you, made them submissive to you, and made them carry you, and This is among the signs of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). You thank Allah for this when you settle upon them, meaning when you ride on their backs. To settle upon their backs means to ride and be elevated; settling is being elevated. So when you are elevated on the back of the mount, you remember the favor of Allah and you say: exalting Him (Glorified and Exalted is He). "And we were not able to make it equal to us" means we could not manage it with our own power and strength; we could not manage it, but Allah subjected it for us. "And we were not able to make it equal to us, and indeed, to our Lord we shall return."
Remember your riding on these things. Remember your riding on the bier. And indeed, to our Lord we shall return. Remember when you ride in the car, or on the camel, or in the airplane, or the ship. Remember your riding on the bier, and turn to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. As they say, a thing is remembered by a similar thing. Yes.