and those who are hypocrites. and when these hypocrites were asked come and fight in the wayof allah or defend yourselves they answered if we but knew that there would be fighting we would certainly have followed. they were nearer then to infidelity than to faith. they utter from their mouths what is not in their hearts. allah knows well what they conceal.
وليعلم الذين نافقوا وقيل لهم تعالوا قاتلوا في سبيل الله أو ادفعوا قالوا لو نعلم قتالا لاتبعناكم هم للكفر يومئذ أقرب منهم للإيمان يقولون بأفواههم ما ليس في قلوبهم والله أعلم بما يكتمون