King Saul justified his disobedient course by saying: “The people had compassion upon the best of the flock and of the herd, for the purpose of sacrificing to Jehovah your God. ” ​ — 1 Samuel 15: 1 - 15.
هَا إِنَّ ٱلطَّاعَةَ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ ٱلذَّبِيحَةِ ،‏ وَٱلْإِصْغَاءَ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ شَحْمِ ٱلْكِبَاشِ » .‏