remember as you were rushing up without turning back to look though the prophet was calling you from the rear he requited you with anguish for an anguish that you do not fret for missed opportunity and what befell you for god is aware of all that you do then after affliction he sent you a drowsiness as comes after security overwhelming some among you and making some anxious for themselves and made them think thoughts of pagan ignorance and they said have we a say in any affair? say all affairs rest with god. they hide in their hearts what they do not disclose to you. they say if we had a say in the affair we would not have been killed in this place. tell them even had you stayed at home those of you who were ordained to fight would have gone to their place of rest. god had to try them to bring out what they concealed in their breasts and to bring out the secrets of their hearts for god knows your innermost thoughts.
إذ تصعدون ولا تلوون على أحد والرسول يدعوكم في أخراكم فأثابكم غما بغم لكيلا تحزنوا على ما فاتكم ولا ما أصابكم والله خبير بما تعملون ثم أنزل عليكم من بعد الغم أمنة نعاسا يغشى طائفة منكم وطائفة قد أهمتهم أنفسهم يظنون بالله غير الحق ظن الجاهلية يقولون هل لنا من الأمر من شيء قل إن الأمر كله لله يخفون في أنفسهم ما لا يبدون لك يقولون لو كان لنا من الأمر شيء ما قتلنا هاهنا قل لو كنتم في بيوتكم لبرز الذين كتب عليهم القتل إلى مضاجعهم وليبتلي الله ما في صدوركم وليمحص ما في قلوبكم والله عليم بذات الصدور