People would have found it easier, where possible, to get a hot ember from their neighbors rather than try to start a fire on their own.
لِذٰلِكَ فَضَّلَ ٱلنَّاسُ عَادَةً أَنْ يَأْخُذُوا جَمْرَةً مِنْ جِيرَانِهِمْ ،‏ عِوَضَ أَنْ يُشْعِلُوا ٱلنَّارَ هُمْ بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ .‏