The benefits of the verse: “And let those fear who, if they were left behind weak offspring, would fear for them. So let them fear Allah and say a sound word.”

Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said: . Among the benefits of this verse is reminding a person of what happens to him so that he considers others in that regard, as He said: . Just as you fear for your child, fear for the child of another. Among its benefits is the indication that it is obligatory for a person to treat people as he would like them to treat him, because if he dislikes that someone encroaches upon his children after his death, then he should not encroach upon the children of others. Among its benefits is that it indicates, by way of implication, that if a person intends to harm another, let him remember himself. For example, if he is about to commit unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman, let him consider whether he would be pleased if someone committed unlawful sexual intercourse with one of his mahrams (close relatives)? It is well known that the answer is no. If that is the case, why would he commit unlawful sexual intercourse with the mahrams of others when he is not pleased that someone commits unlawful sexual intercourse with his own mahrams? So, compare what you want to do to people with what they would want to do to you. Among its benefits is that a person is devoid of taqwa (mindfulness of Allah) if he does not consider his Lord (Mighty and Majestic) in caring for these weak ones who were under his care. Among its benefits is that a person should fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in his guardianship over others and say a sound word. Among its benefits is that speech is divided into two categories: sound and not sound. The sound is what agrees with the truth, and the not sound is what contradicts the truth. This includes idle talk, for it is not sound, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .