have you not considered the assembly of the children of israel after moses when they said to a prophet of theirs send to us a king and we will fight in the way of allah ? he said would you perhaps refrain from fighting if fighting was prescribed for you? they said and why should we not fight in the cause of allah when we have been driven out from our homes and from our children? but when fighting was prescribed for them they turned away except for a few of them. and allah is knowing of the wrongdoers.
ألم تر إلى الملإ من بني إسرائيل من بعد موسى إذ قالوا لنبي لهم ابعث لنا ملكا نقاتل في سبيل الله قال هل عسيتم إن كتب عليكم القتال ألا تقاتلوا قالوا وما لنا ألا نقاتل في سبيل الله وقد أخرجنا من ديارنا وأبنائنا فلما كتب عليهم القتال تولوا إلا قليلا منهم والله عليم بالظالمين