Allah admonishes those who lagged behind and did not join the Prophet for the battle of Tabuk, those who asked the Prophet for permission to remain behind, falsely pretending to have legitimate reasons to do so,

﴿ظ„ظژظˆظ’ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظژ ط¹ظژط±ظژط¶ظ‹ط§ ظ‚ظژط±ظگظٹط¨ظ‹ط§﴾

(Had it been a near gain), booty right in front of them, according to Ibn `Abbas,

﴿ظˆظژط³ظژظپظژط±ظ‹ط§ ظ‚ظژط§طµظگط¯ظ‹ط§﴾

(and an easy journey), travel for only a short distance,

﴿ظ„ط§ظ‘ظژطھظ‘ظژط¨ظژط¹ظڈظˆظƒظژ﴾

(they would have followed you.) But,

﴿ظˆظژظ„ظژظ€ظƒظگظ† ط¨ظژط¹ظڈط¯ظژطھظ’ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ط´ظ‘ظڈظ‚ظ‘ظژط©ظڈ﴾

(the distance was long for them), to Ash-Sham,

﴿ظˆظژط³ظژظٹظژط­ظ’ظ„ظگظپظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ﴾

(and they would swear by Allah), when you return to them,

﴿ظ„ظژظˆظگ ط§ط³ظ’طھظژط·ظژط¹ظ’ظ†ظژط§ ظ„ظژط®ظژط±ظژط¬ظ’ظ†ظژط§ ظ…ظژط¹ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’﴾

(If we only could, we would certainly have come forth with you), had not there been a valid excuse, we would have gone out with you,

﴿ظٹظڈظ‡ظ’ظ„ظگظƒظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط£ظژظ†ظپظڈط³ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظڈ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظ„ظژظƒظژظ€ط°ظگط¨ظڈظˆظ†ظژ﴾

(They destroy themselves, and Allah knows that they are liars.)

﴿ط¹ظژظپظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ط¹ظژظ†ظƒظژ ظ„ظگظ…ظژ ط£ظژط°ظگظ†طھظژ ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط­ظژطھظ‘ظژظ‰ ظٹظژطھظژط¨ظژظٹظ‘ظژظ†ظژ ظ„ظژظƒظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ طµظژط¯ظژظ‚ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظˆظژطھظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظƒظژظ€ط°ظگط¨ظگظٹظ†ظژ - ظ„ط§ظژ ظٹظژط³ظ’طھظژط£ظ’ط°ظگظ†ظڈظƒظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظٹظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ظٹظژظˆظ’ظ…ظگ ط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒط®ظگط±ظگ ط£ظژظ† ظٹظڈط¬ظژظ€ظ‡ظگط¯ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط¨ظگط£ظژظ…ظ’ظˆظژظ„ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ظˆظژط£ظژظ†ظپظڈط³ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ط¹ظژظ„ظگظٹظ…ظŒ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈطھظ‘ظژظ‚ظگظٹظ†ظژ - ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژظ…ظژط§ ظٹظژط³ظ’طھظژط£ظ’ط°ظگظ†ظڈظƒظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظ„ط§ظژ ظٹظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ظٹظژظˆظ’ظ…ظگ ط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒط®ظگط±ظگ ظˆظژط§ط±ظ’طھظژط§ط¨ظژطھظ’ ظ‚ظڈظ„ظڈظˆط¨ظڈظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظگظ‰ ط±ظژظٹظ’ط¨ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ظٹظژطھظژط±ظژط¯ظ‘ظژط¯ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ﴾

(43. May Allah forgive you. Why did you grant them leave, until those who told the truth were manifest to you, and you had known the liars) (44. Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day, would not ask your leave to be exempted from fighting with their properties and their lives; and Allah is the All-Knower of those who have Taqwa.) (45. It is only those who believe not in Allah and the Last Day and whose hearts are in doubt that ask your leave. So in their doubts they waver.)