(Nor unto those whom, when they came to thee (asking) that thou shouldst mount them, thou didst tell: I cannot find whereon to mount you) [9:92]. This verse was revealed about the weepers who were seven in number: Ma‘qil ibn Yasar, Sakhr ibn Khunays, ‘Abd Allah ibn Ka‘b al-Ansari, ‘Utbah ibn Zayd al-Ansari, Salim ibn ‘Umayr, Tha‘labah ibn ‘Anamah and ‘Abd Allah ibn Mughaffal. These men went to the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, and said: “O Prophet of Allah, Allah, glorious and majestic is He, has recommended that we go out [to fight for His sake], so carry us with you — even though we wear mended slippers and sewed sandals — so that we fight with you”. He said to them: “I do not have any mounts on which to carry you”, upon which they withdrew crying. Mujahid said: “This verse was revealed about the sons of Muqarrin: Ma‘qil, Suwayd and al-Nu‘man”.
Asbab Al-Nuzul by Al-Wahidi , trans. Mokrane Guezzou
