have you not regarded those who were told keep your hands off and maintain the prayer and give the zakat? but when fighting was prescribed for them behold a part of them feared the people as if fearing allah or were even more afraid and they said our lord! why did you prescribe fighting for us? why did you not respite us for a short time?! say the enjoyments of this world are trifle and the hereafter is better for the godwary and you will not be wronged so much as 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