Surah An-Nisa
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَوَفَّىٰهُمُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ ظَالِمِىٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ قَالُوا۟ فِيمَ كُنتُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ كُنَّا مُسْتَضْعَفِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ قَالُوٓا۟ أَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَرْضُ ٱللَّهِ وَٰسِعَةً فَتُهَاجِرُوا۟ فِيهَا ۚ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ مَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَسَآءَتْ مَصِيرًا
Innal-lażīna tawaffāhumul-malā'ikatu ẓālimī anfusihim qālū fīma kuntum, qālū kunnā mustaḍ‘afīna fil-arḍ(i), qālū alam takun arḍullāhi wāsi‘atan fa tuhājirū fīhā, fa ulā'ika ma'wāhum jahannam(u), wa sā'at maṣīrā(n).
Indeed, those whom the angels take [in death] while wronging themselves - [the angels] will say, "In what [condition] were you?" They will say, "We were oppressed in the land." The angels will say, "Was not the earth of Allah spacious [enough] for you to emigrate therein?" For those, their refuge is Hell - and evil it is as a destination.
📝 Footnotes
161) This verse was revealed regarding several Muslims who did not migrate (hijrah) to Medina and were forced to join the Battle of Badr on the side of the polytheist army, subsequent to which they were killed in that battle (Narrated by al-Bukhari).