Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who were told to hold back their hands (from fight) but establish regular prayers and spend in regular charity? When (at length) the order for fighting was issued to them, behold! a section of them feared men as - or even more than - they should have feared Allah: They said: "Our Lord! Why hast Thou ordered us to fight? Wouldst Thou not Grant us respite to our (natural) term, near (enough)?" Say: "Short is the enjoyment of this world: the Hereafter is the best for those who do right: Never will ye be dealt with unjustly in the very least!

Kendilerine: "Elinizi savaştan çekin, namaz kılın, zekat verin" denenleri görmedin mi? Onlara savaş farz kılındığında, içlerinden bir takımı hemen, insanlardan, Allah'tan korkar gibi, hatta daha çok korkarlar ve "Rabbimiz! Bize savaşı niçin farz kıldın, bizi yakın bir zamana kadar tehir edemez miydin?" derler. De ki: "Dünya geçimliği azdır, ahiret, Allah'a karşı gelmekten sakınan için hayırlıdır, size zerre kadar zulmedilmez".