Saba
IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE DISPENSER OF GRACE[34:46]
Say: "I counsel you one thing only: Be [ever-conscious of] standing before God, whether you are in the company of others or alone; and then bethink yourselves [that] there is no madness in [this prophet,] your fellow-man: he is only a warner to you of suffering severe to come."

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* v.46 : Lit., “two by two (mathnā) and singly (furādā).” According to Rāzī, the expression mathnā denotes, in this context, “together with another person” or “other persons”: hence, the above phrase may be understood to refer to man’s social behaviour – i.e., his actions concerning others – as well as to his inner, personal attitude in all situations requiring a moral choice.
* See note 150 on 7:184.