Benefits of the Verse: “And believe in what has been revealed to you as confirmation of what is with you, and do not be the first to disbelieve in it, and do not exchange My verses for a small price, and fear Me, O you who have understanding.”

And among the benefits of the verse that follows is that it is obligatory for the Children of Israel to believe in Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Qur'an that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) brought, based on His saying: .
And among its benefits is that the disbeliever is addressed with Islam, and this is a matter of consensus. But is he addressed with the branches of Islam? There is a distinction. If by “addressed” you mean that he is commanded to perform them, then no, because he must first embrace Islam and then perform them. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Mu'adh ibn Jabal: This means they are not addressed with the actions; that is, it is not said to them, “Do this.” So we do not say to a disbeliever, “Come, pray.” Rather, we first command him to embrace Islam. But if by “addressed” you mean that they are addressed with the branches in the sense that they will be punished for them if they die upon disbelief, then this is correct. For this reason, it is said to the criminals: This means this was their habit until they died. The indication from the verse is that if they had not been addressed with the branches, their saying would have been futile with no benefit.