(And He it is Who hath withheld me’s hands from you, and hath withheld your hands from them…) [48:24]. Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Farisi informed us> Muhammad ibn ‘Isa ibn ‘Amrawayh> Ibrahim ibn Muhammad> Muslim> ‘Amr al-Naqid> Yazid ibn Harun> Hammad ibn Salamah> Thabit> Anas who reported that eighty men from Mecca came down mount al-Tan‘im intending to take on the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, and his Companions by surprise. However, he captured them and spared their lives, and so Allah, exalted is He, revealed (And He it is Who hath withheld men’s hands from you, and hath withheld your hands from them, after He had made you victors over them). ‘Abd Allah ibn Mughaffal al-Muzani said: “We were with the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, at al-Hudaybiyyah close to the base of the tree which was mentioned in the Qur’an when thirty armed youths suddenly charged on us. The Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, prayed against them, and Allah, exalted is He, took away their sight. We then bounced on them and seized them. The Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, asked them: ‘Have you come under the protection of someone? Has anyone given you a guarantee of safety?’ They said: ‘No, by Allah!’ He let them go after which Allah, exalted is He, revealed (And He it is Who hath withheld men’s hands from you, and hath withheld your hands from them…)”.
Asbab Al-Nuzul by Al-Wahidi , trans. Mokrane Guezzou
