At-Táuba 9:118 وعلى الثلاثة الذين خلفوا حتى اذا ضاقت عليهم الارض بما رحبت وضاقت عليهم انفسهم وظنوا ان لا ملجا من الله الا اليه ثم تاب عليهم ليتوبوا ان الله هو التواب الرحيم ١١٨
وَعَلَى
ٱلثَّلَٰثَةِ
ٱلَّذِينَ
خُلِّفُواْ
حَتَّىٰٓ
إِذَا
ضَاقَتۡ
عَلَيۡهِمُ
ٱلۡأَرۡضُ
بِمَا
رَحُبَتۡ
وَضَاقَتۡ
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
أَنفُسُهُمۡ
وَظَنُّوٓاْ
أَن
لَّا
مَلۡجَأَ
مِنَ
ٱللَّهِ
إِلَّآ
إِلَيۡهِ
ثُمَّ
تَابَ
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
لِيَتُوبُوٓاْۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
هُوَ
ٱلتَّوَّابُ
ٱلرَّحِيمُ
١١٨
And ˹Allah has also turned in mercy to˺ the three who had remained behind, ˹whose guilt distressed them˺ until the earth, despite its vastness, seemed to close in on them, and their souls were torn in anguish. They knew there was no refuge from Allah except in Him. Then He turned to them in mercy so that they might repent. Surely Allah ˹alone˺ is the Accepter of Repentance, Most Merciful.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And [He also forgave] the three who were left alone [i.e., boycotted, regretting their error] to the point that the earth closed in on them in spite of its vastness1 and their souls confined [i.e., anguished] them and they were certain that there is no refuge from Allāh except in Him. Then He turned to them so they could repent. Indeed, Allāh is the Accepting of Repentance,2 the Merciful.
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Three, Whose Decision was deferred by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
Imam Ahmad recorded that `Abdullah bin Ka`b bin Malik, who used to guide Ka`b after he became blind, said that he heard Ka`b bin Malik narrate his story when he did not join the battle of Tabuk with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Ka`b bin
…The Three, Whose Decision was deferred by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
Imam Ahmad recorded that `Abdullah bin Ka`b bin Malik, who used to guide Ka`b after
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