لَوْ
كَانَ
عَرَضًا
قَرِیْبًا
وَّسَفَرًا
قَاصِدًا
لَّاتَّبَعُوْكَ
وَلٰكِنْ
بَعُدَتْ
عَلَیْهِمُ
الشُّقَّةُ ؕ
وَسَیَحْلِفُوْنَ
بِاللّٰهِ
لَوِ
اسْتَطَعْنَا
لَخَرَجْنَا
مَعَكُمْ ۚ
یُهْلِكُوْنَ
اَنْفُسَهُمْ ۚ
وَاللّٰهُ
یَعْلَمُ
اِنَّهُمْ
لَكٰذِبُوْنَ
۟۠

The fifth verse (42) mentions an excuse offered by those who did not participate in the Jihad because of negligence and lethargy. It was rejected as unacceptable because they did not use the ability given by Allah to pick and choose the right thing to do in His way. Therefore, the excuse of not having that ability is not valid.