And he forgets himself, and his Lord said to him, “Begin with yourself,” and He has prescribed that for him, even in supplication. If God calls upon someone to begin with himself, he is more deserving, and the nourishment of souls is obedience, for they need it, and among their obediences is commanding obedience, so this heedless person who has little shame before God rises up and commands others to be righteous while he is in immorality and forgets. He does not command himself to do so, for he is in the same position as one who feeds others and abandons himself while he is in dire need of that nourishment, and his own soul is more obligatory for him than that other, and the reason for that is what I will explain to you, God willing.