Accordingly, His words, Most High,

“if the reminder is beneficial,”

do not preclude conveying the Quran to a disbeliever, for several reasons.

First, He did not single out some people to the exclusion of others. Rather, He said:

“So remind.”

This is an unrestricted command to remind everyone. In saying,

“if the reminder is beneficial,”

He did not say, “if it benefits everyone.” Rather, He left the benefit unrestricted. Thus, He commanded that reminders be given if they bring benefit, and reminding people generally does bring benefit. Some people take heed and benefit from it; against others, the proof is established, and they deserve punishment on that account. They then become a lesson for others, so reminding them also brings benefit. Moreover, reminding them establishes the proof against them, making it permissible thereafter to punish them through jihad and other means. Thus, the reminder brings benefit.

Every reminder that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, gave the polytheists therefore brought some benefit, even if that benefit was for the believers who accepted it, took heed of it, and fought the polytheists against whom the proof had been established.

If it is asked: “On this basis, every reminder has brought some benefit. What purpose, then, does the qualification serve?”