And from these stayers behind from you-O believers-in the battle of (Tabuk) are others deferred; so that Allah judges in them what He is judging. And these are the ones who regretted on what they performed, and they are: Murarah bin ar-Rabi', and Ka'b bin Malik, and Hilal bin Umayyah, either Allah punishes them, and either He turns to them in forgiveness. And Allah is All-Knowing with who deserves the punishment or the pardon, All-Wise in all His words and His actions.