hast thou not regarded those to whom it was said restrain your hands and perform the prayer and pay the alms? then as soon as fighting is prescribed for them there is a party of them fearing the people as they would fear god or with a greater fear and they say our lord why hast thou prescribed fighting for us? why not defer us to a near term? say the enjoyment of this world is little the world to come is better for him who fears god you shall not be wronged a single datethread.
ألم تر إلى الذين قيل لهم كفوا أيديكم وأقيموا الصلاة وآتوا الزكاة فلما كتب عليهم القتال إذا فريق منهم يخشون الناس كخشية الله أو أشد خشية وقالوا ربنا لم كتبت علينا القتال لولا أخرتنا إلى أجل قريب قل متاع الدنيا قليل والآخرة خير لمن اتقى ولا تظلمون فتيلا