Commentary
And when this was his state with the creatures, his state with the Creator followed, indicating that both of them are a sign of the ruin of the heart and a cause for the Lord's wrath, and the greatest humiliation and distress. And that sins are a destructive omen, repelling from them and warning against them. Thus, his saying caused him to express the greatest indication of humiliation: "So woe." And when the original was for him - by implication and singularity, and the intended meaning of "the one who" is the kind that is suitable for the individual and what is above it.
And whoever belittles the weak due to their weakness is exposing himself to something he does not see or feel due to its absence. And whoever neglects the prayer is more neglectful of what is besides it. And whoever performs it may think he is saved, even if his performance of it is in a way of showing off or other matters surrounding the action. He expressed with the description generally and linked the ruling to it, and its part from the prayer is a warning against delusion. And it indicates that what has brought him that baseness is what has preceded from following the bad nature. And he used the plural form to alert that the multitude does not have honor with him, for the humiliation of the group necessitates the humiliation of the individuals without exception. So he said: "for those who pray."
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