Surah At-Tawbah
وَعَلَى ٱلثَّلَـٰثَةِ ٱلَّذِينَ خُلِّفُوا۟ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا ضَاقَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْأَرْضُ بِمَا رَحُبَتْ وَضَاقَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنفُسُهُمْ وَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَن لَّا مَلْجَأَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَّآ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ تَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ لِيَتُوبُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Wa ‘alaṡ-ṡalāṡatil-lażīna khullifū, ḥattā iżā ḍāqat ‘alaihimul-arḍu bimā raḥubat wa ḍāqat ‘alaihim anfusuhum wa ẓannū allā malja'a minallāhi illā ilaih(i), ṡumma tāba ‘alaihim liyatūbū, innallāha huwat-tawwābur-raḥīm(u).
And [He also forgave] the three who were left behind [and regretted their error] to the point that the earth closed in on them in spite of its vastness and their souls confined them and they were certain that there is no refuge from Allah except in Him. Then He turned to them so they could repent. Indeed, Allah is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.
📝 Footnotes
338) The three individuals were Ka‘b bin Malik, Hilal bin Umayyah, and Mararah bin Rabi‘. They were blamed because they chose not to participate in the Expedition of Tabuk.