Who are the three who were left behind?
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The second question asks: Who are the three who were left behind?
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They are Murarah ibn al-Rabi' and Ka'b ibn Malik, and Murarah ibn al-Rabi' and Ka'b ibn Malik, and the third one's name has escaped me. They were left behind from the expedition to Tabuk; they stayed behind without an excuse, and they regretted it and repented. However, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) boycotted them as a deterrent for them, because they were not hypocrites.
Allahu Akbar. As for the hypocrites, he (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from them. But as for these three, because they were sincere believers and they committed this sin, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) boycotted them to deter them until Allah turned to them in mercy and revealed their repentance:Sahih Muslim 2769a, b Sunan al-Bayhaqi 16:503 These are the three who were left behind. Yes.
The second question asks: Who are the three who were left behind?
Answer:
They are Murarah ibn al-Rabi' and Ka'b ibn Malik, and Murarah ibn al-Rabi' and Ka'b ibn Malik, and the third one's name has escaped me. They were left behind from the expedition to Tabuk; they stayed behind without an excuse, and they regretted it and repented. However, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) boycotted them as a deterrent for them, because they were not hypocrites.
Allahu Akbar. As for the hypocrites, he (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from them. But as for these three, because they were sincere believers and they committed this sin, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) boycotted them to deter them until Allah turned to them in mercy and revealed their repentance:
and (He turned in Mercy) to the three who were left behind until the earth despite its vastness became strait for them and their souls were also straitened to them
وعلى الثلاثه الذين خلفوا حتى اذا ضاقت عليهم الارض بما رحبت وضاقت عليهم انفسهمAnd they thought there was no refuge from Allah except with Him. Then He turned to them in mercy so they might repent. Indeed, Allah is the Accepter of repentance, the Merciful.
وظنوا أن لا ملجأ من الله إلا إليه، ثم تاب عليهم ليتوبوا إن الله هو التواب الرحيم
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، من هم الثلاثة الذين خُلفوا؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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