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ʾidh hammat ṭāʾifatāni minkum ʾan tafshalā wa-llāhu waliyyuhumā wa-ʿalā llāhi fa-l-yatawakkali l-muʾminūna
When two groups among you were about to lose courage—though Allah is their guardian, and in Allah let all the faithful put their trust.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah 'Ali-Imran, Verse 122
122. "When two parties of you had decided to flinch but Allah was the protector of them both (and helped them to change their thought); So, in Allah (alone) should the believers trust."
Two groups of Muslims by the names of' Banu Salmah ' From 'Uss Tribe and 'Banu Harithah' from Khazraj tribe decided to shirk to participate in fight. There are different reasons mentioned for the inactivity of these two groups. Some of them are as follows.
1. Their own fear, when they saw that the number of enemy was large.
2. They were inconvenient for that their attitude was not attended to and the troops did not shelter in the city in spite of the side of 'Uhud mount.
3. Why did the Prophet (S) not let the confederate Jews help them? And so on.
But, by His Mercy, the Lord protected those two groups from falling in the trap of the sin of return and escape from the battlefield and He kept them safe in His Master ship.
Explanations
1. Those who are not under the master ship of Allah are inactive.
2. Allah does not leave the believers to themselves. He assists them in sensitive moments.
3. Allah is aware of our intentions and He informs His Prophet of the thoughts of people.
4. All those who go to fight, are not the same.
5. The only remedy of weakness is trust in Allah. This effective remedy is in the hands of the believers.