that which befell you on the day when the two armies met was by permission of allah that he might know the true believers and that he might know the hypocrites unto whom it was said come fight in the way of allah or defend yourselves. they answered if we knew aught of fighting we would follow you. on that day they were nearer disbelief than faith. they utter with their mouths a thing which is not in their hearts. allah is best aware of what they hide.
وما أصابكم يوم التقى الجمعان فبإذن الله وليعلم المؤمنين 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