remember that we made a solemn covenant with the children of israel to this effect worship none save allah be good to your parents to your relatives to the orphans and to the helpless speak aright with the people establish the salat and pay the zakat. but with the exception of a few you all slid back from it and are paying no heed to it even now.
وإذ أخذنا ميثاق بني إسرائيل لا تعبدون إلا الله وبالوالدين إحسانا وذي القربى واليتامى والمساكين وقولوا للناس حسنا وأقيموا الصلاة وآتوا الزكاة ثم توليتم إلا قليلا منكم وأنتم معرضون