Surah Al-'Ankabut
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ فَإِذَآ أُوذِىَ فِى ٱللَّهِ جَعَلَ فِتْنَةَ ٱلنَّاسِ كَعَذَابِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَئِن جَآءَ نَصْرٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّا كُنَّا مَعَكُمْ ۚ أَوَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَعْلَمَ بِمَا فِى صُدُورِ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
Wa minan-nāsi may yaqūlu āmannā billāhi fa'iżā ūżiya fillāhi ja‘ala fitnatan-nāsi ka‘ażābillāh(i), wa la'in jā'a naṣrum mir rabbika layaqūlunna innā kunnā ma‘akum, awa laisallāhu bi'a‘lama bimā fī ṣudūril-‘ālamīn(a).
And of the people are some who say, "We believe in Allah," but when one [of them] is harmed for [the cause of] Allah, they consider the trial of the people as [if it were] the punishment of Allah. But if victory comes from your Lord, they say, "Indeed, We were with you." Is not Allah most knowing of what is within the breasts of all creatures?
📝 Footnotes
570) That person considers the severity of human persecution to be equal to the severity of Allah’s punishment, causing them to abandon their faith.