and when a group of them said o people of yathrib you cannot make a stand so retreat. and a faction of them asked the prophet to excuse them saying our homes are exposed although they were not exposed. they only wanted to flee.
وإذ قالت طائفة منهم يا أهل يثرب لا مقام لكم فارجعوا ويستأذن فريق منهم النبي يقولون إن بيوتنا عورة وما هي بعورة إن يريدون إلا فرارا